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2024ApJ...974..130L - Astrophys. J., 974, 130 (2024/October-2)

The Photometric Study of EX Dra: A Dwarf Nova Exhibiting a Titled and Precessional Disk.

LIU W., QIAN S.-B., SHI X.-D., SUN Q.-B., FANG X.-H. and WANG Q.-S.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present a photometric study of EX Dra, a dwarf nova that has been extensively observed by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. The data reveal the occurrence of 20 complete outbursts, exhibiting several intriguing and rare characteristics. The light curves exhibit a distinct superorbital signal with a period of approximately Psor ∼ 4.39(7) days, along with a negative superhump showing an approximate period of Pnsh ∼ 4.805(1) hr, indicating that the accretion disk is tilted and undergoing precession with the period of Psor. In addition, the time-varying nature of Psor suggests that the precession period is fluctuating.The eclipsing light minima O - C analysis during quiescence shows an oscillation with period of 3.9(5) days, which is a little shorter than the superorbital period. We contend that this is unlikely to be a sudden alteration of the orbital period, but rather, it is influenced by the tilt and precession of the accretion disk. Notably, we found an amplitude shift in the outburst behavior from 3.5 mag with a periodicity of about 26 days to an amplitude of around 2.5 mag with a periodicity of about 12 days, which persisted for 14 yr before reverting. Furthermore, we have extracted quasiperiodic oscillations in the plateau at the noneclipsed phases, characterized by periods ranging between 37 and 40 minutes.

Abstract Copyright: © 2024. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Cataclysmic variable stars - Dwarf novae - U Geminorum stars

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