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2026A&A...706A..94P - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 706A94 (2026/2-1)

Multiwavelength study of the pre-eruption dip in the recurrent nova T Coronae Borealis preceding imminent nova eruption.

PEI S., ZHANG X., SU R., CAI Y., OU Z., LI Q., REN X., YANG T. and LI M.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present a multiwavelength study of the symbiotic recurrent nova T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), using the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT)/ X-Ray Telescope (XRT) / UltraViolet Optical Telescope (UVOT) and American Association of Variable Stars Observers (AAVSO) observations from 2005 to 2025. Our analysis spans quiescent, high, and pre-eruption dip states. We find that brightening amplitudes increase toward shorter wavelengths in both the optical and UV bands, while the UV and X-ray fluxes are generally anticorrelated throughout all phases. During the 2023-2024 pre-eruption dip, soft and hard X-rays increased as optical and UV brightness declined, consistent with a transition from an optically thick to an optically thin boundary layer driven by a reduction in the accretion rate. We also report, for the first time, a second, lower-amplitude dip occurring between September 2024 and February 2025 following the primary 2023-2024 pre-eruption dip. The observed variability supports an accretion-variation scenario as a unifying explanation for both the high and dip states and may signal an imminent nova eruption.

Abstract Copyright: © The Authors 2026

Journal keyword(s): accretion - accretion disks - binaries: symbiotic - novae - cataclysmic variables - stars: individual: T CrB - white dwarfs - X-rays: binaries

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