Optical spectroscopic and photometric classification of the X-ray transient EP240309a (EP J115415.8-501810) as an intermediate polar
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| author | Potter, Stephen. B. Buckley, David A. H. Scaringi, S. Monageng, I. M. Egbo, Okwudili D. Charles, Philip A. Erasmus, N. van Gend, Carel Loubser, Egan Titus, Keegan Rosie, Kathryn Gajjar, Hitesh Worters, H. L. Chandra, Sunil Julie, R. P. M. Hlakola, Moloko |
| author_facet | Potter, Stephen. B. Buckley, David A. H. Scaringi, S. Monageng, I. M. Egbo, Okwudili D. Charles, Philip A. Erasmus, N. van Gend, Carel Loubser, Egan Titus, Keegan Rosie, Kathryn Gajjar, Hitesh Worters, H. L. Chandra, Sunil Julie, R. P. M. Hlakola, Moloko |
| contents | We report on optical follow-up observations of an X-ray source initially detected by the Einstein Probe mission. Our investigations categorize the source as an intermediate polar, a class of magnetic cataclysmic variables, exhibiting an orbital period of 3.7614(4) hours and a white dwarf spin period of 3.97 minutes. The orbital period was identified through TESS observations, while our high-speed photometric data, obtained using the 1.9m and Lesedi 1.0m telescopes at the South African Astronomical Observatory, revealed both the spin and beat periods. Additionally, we present orbitally phase-resolved spectroscopic observations using the 1.9m telescope, specifically centered on the Hbeta emission line, which reveal two emission components that exhibit Doppler variations throughout the orbital cycle. |
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| spellingShingle | Optical spectroscopic and photometric classification of the X-ray transient EP240309a (EP J115415.8-501810) as an intermediate polar Potter, Stephen. B. Buckley, David A. H. Scaringi, S. Monageng, I. M. Egbo, Okwudili D. Charles, Philip A. Erasmus, N. van Gend, Carel Loubser, Egan Titus, Keegan Rosie, Kathryn Gajjar, Hitesh Worters, H. L. Chandra, Sunil Julie, R. P. M. Hlakola, Moloko High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena We report on optical follow-up observations of an X-ray source initially detected by the Einstein Probe mission. Our investigations categorize the source as an intermediate polar, a class of magnetic cataclysmic variables, exhibiting an orbital period of 3.7614(4) hours and a white dwarf spin period of 3.97 minutes. The orbital period was identified through TESS observations, while our high-speed photometric data, obtained using the 1.9m and Lesedi 1.0m telescopes at the South African Astronomical Observatory, revealed both the spin and beat periods. Additionally, we present orbitally phase-resolved spectroscopic observations using the 1.9m telescope, specifically centered on the Hbeta emission line, which reveal two emission components that exhibit Doppler variations throughout the orbital cycle. |
| title | Optical spectroscopic and photometric classification of the X-ray transient EP240309a (EP J115415.8-501810) as an intermediate polar |
| topic | High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.01996 |