A New Window for Studying Intermediate Polars and Tilted Accretion Disk Precession

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Hauptverfasser: Sun, Qi-Bin, Qian, Sheng-Bang, Zhu, Li-Ying, Liao, Wen-Ping, Zhao, Er-Gang, Li, Fu-Xing, Shi, Xiang-Dong, Li, Min-Yu
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author Sun, Qi-Bin
Qian, Sheng-Bang
Zhu, Li-Ying
Liao, Wen-Ping
Zhao, Er-Gang
Li, Fu-Xing
Shi, Xiang-Dong
Li, Min-Yu
author_facet Sun, Qi-Bin
Qian, Sheng-Bang
Zhu, Li-Ying
Liao, Wen-Ping
Zhao, Er-Gang
Li, Fu-Xing
Shi, Xiang-Dong
Li, Min-Yu
contents TV Col is a long-period eclipsing intermediate polar (IPs) prototype star for the negative superhump (NSH) system. We investigate the eclipse minima, eclipse depth, and NSH amplitude based on TESS photometry. Using the same analytical method as SDSS J081256.85+191157.8, we find periodic variations of the O-C for eclipse minima and NSH amplitudes with periods of 3.939(25) d and 3.907(30) d, respectively. The periodic variation of the NSH amplitude of TV Col confirms that periodic NSH amplitude changes in response to the tilted disk precession may be universal, which is another evidence that the origin of the NSHs is related to the tilted disk precession. We suggest that the NSH amplitude variation may be similar to the superorbital signal, coming from the periodic change in visual brightness of the energy released by streams touching the tilted disk with tilted disk precession. Finally, we find for the first time that the eclipse depth exhibits bi-periodic variations with periods of P1 = 3.905(11) d and P2 = 1.953(4) d, respectively. P2 is about half of P1 and the disk precession period (P1~ Pprec ~ 2 * P2). We suggest that P1 may come from the periodic change in the brightness of the eclipse center due to tilted disk precession, while P2 may come from two accretion curtains precessing together with the tilted disk, but more verification and discussion are necessary. The discovery of bi-periodic variations in eclipse depth provides a new window for studying IPs and tilted disk precession.
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spellingShingle A New Window for Studying Intermediate Polars and Tilted Accretion Disk Precession
Sun, Qi-Bin
Qian, Sheng-Bang
Zhu, Li-Ying
Liao, Wen-Ping
Zhao, Er-Gang
Li, Fu-Xing
Shi, Xiang-Dong
Li, Min-Yu
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
TV Col is a long-period eclipsing intermediate polar (IPs) prototype star for the negative superhump (NSH) system. We investigate the eclipse minima, eclipse depth, and NSH amplitude based on TESS photometry. Using the same analytical method as SDSS J081256.85+191157.8, we find periodic variations of the O-C for eclipse minima and NSH amplitudes with periods of 3.939(25) d and 3.907(30) d, respectively. The periodic variation of the NSH amplitude of TV Col confirms that periodic NSH amplitude changes in response to the tilted disk precession may be universal, which is another evidence that the origin of the NSHs is related to the tilted disk precession. We suggest that the NSH amplitude variation may be similar to the superorbital signal, coming from the periodic change in visual brightness of the energy released by streams touching the tilted disk with tilted disk precession. Finally, we find for the first time that the eclipse depth exhibits bi-periodic variations with periods of P1 = 3.905(11) d and P2 = 1.953(4) d, respectively. P2 is about half of P1 and the disk precession period (P1~ Pprec ~ 2 * P2). We suggest that P1 may come from the periodic change in the brightness of the eclipse center due to tilted disk precession, while P2 may come from two accretion curtains precessing together with the tilted disk, but more verification and discussion are necessary. The discovery of bi-periodic variations in eclipse depth provides a new window for studying IPs and tilted disk precession.
title A New Window for Studying Intermediate Polars and Tilted Accretion Disk Precession
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.08162