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author Aydi, Elias
Monnier, John D.
Mérand, Antoine
Schaefer, Gail H.
Chomiuk, Laura
Otulakowska-Hypka, Magdalena
Fan, Jhih-Ling
Li, Kwan Lok
Sokolovsky, Kirill V.
Salinas, Ricardo
Tucker, Michael
Shappee, Benjamin
Rudy, Richard
Page, Kim L.
Kuin, N. Paul M.
Buckley, David A. H.
Craig, Peter
Izzo, Luca
Linford, Justin
Metzger, Brian D.
Mukai, Koji
Orio, Marina
Shen, Ken J.
Strader, Jay
Sokoloski, Jennifer L.
Williams, Robert E.
Williams, Montana N.
Habtie, Gesesew R.
Kraus, Stefan
Anugu, Narsireddy
Bouquin, Jean-Baptiste Le
Chhabra, Sorabh
Codron, Isabelle
Gardner, Tyler
Gutierrez, Mayra
Ibrahim, Noura
Lanthermann, Cyprien
Setterholm, Benjamin R.
Ashall, Christopher
Hinkle, Jason T.
de Jaeger, Thomas
Payne, Anna V.
author_facet Aydi, Elias
Monnier, John D.
Mérand, Antoine
Schaefer, Gail H.
Chomiuk, Laura
Otulakowska-Hypka, Magdalena
Fan, Jhih-Ling
Li, Kwan Lok
Sokolovsky, Kirill V.
Salinas, Ricardo
Tucker, Michael
Shappee, Benjamin
Rudy, Richard
Page, Kim L.
Kuin, N. Paul M.
Buckley, David A. H.
Craig, Peter
Izzo, Luca
Linford, Justin
Metzger, Brian D.
Mukai, Koji
Orio, Marina
Shen, Ken J.
Strader, Jay
Sokoloski, Jennifer L.
Williams, Robert E.
Williams, Montana N.
Habtie, Gesesew R.
Kraus, Stefan
Anugu, Narsireddy
Bouquin, Jean-Baptiste Le
Chhabra, Sorabh
Codron, Isabelle
Gardner, Tyler
Gutierrez, Mayra
Ibrahim, Noura
Lanthermann, Cyprien
Setterholm, Benjamin R.
Ashall, Christopher
Hinkle, Jason T.
de Jaeger, Thomas
Payne, Anna V.
contents Novae are thermonuclear eruptions on accreting white dwarfs in interacting binaries. Although most of the accreted envelope is expelled, the mechanism -- impulsive ejection, multiple outflows or prolonged winds, or a common-envelope interaction -- remains uncertain. GeV $γ$-ray detections from $>20$ Galactic novae establish these eruptions as nearby laboratories for shock physics and particle acceleration, underscoring the need to determine how novae eject their envelopes. Here we report on near-infrared interferometry, supported with multiwavelength observations, of two $γ$-ray detected novae. The images of the very fast 2021 nova V1674~Her, taken just 2--3 days after discovery, reveal the presence of two perpendicular outflows. The interaction between these outflows likely drives the observed $γ$-ray emission. Conversely, the images of the very slow 2021 nova V1405~Cas suggest a delay in the ejection of the bulk of the accreted envelope of more than 50 days after the start of eruption, as the nova slowly rises to visible peak and during which the envelope engulfed the system in a common envelope phase. These unprecedented images offer direct observational evidence that the mechanisms driving mass ejection from the surfaces of accreting white dwarfs are not as simple as previously thought, revealing multiple outflows and delayed ejections.
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spellingShingle Multiple outflows and delayed ejections revealed by early imaging of novae
Aydi, Elias
Monnier, John D.
Mérand, Antoine
Schaefer, Gail H.
Chomiuk, Laura
Otulakowska-Hypka, Magdalena
Fan, Jhih-Ling
Li, Kwan Lok
Sokolovsky, Kirill V.
Salinas, Ricardo
Tucker, Michael
Shappee, Benjamin
Rudy, Richard
Page, Kim L.
Kuin, N. Paul M.
Buckley, David A. H.
Craig, Peter
Izzo, Luca
Linford, Justin
Metzger, Brian D.
Mukai, Koji
Orio, Marina
Shen, Ken J.
Strader, Jay
Sokoloski, Jennifer L.
Williams, Robert E.
Williams, Montana N.
Habtie, Gesesew R.
Kraus, Stefan
Anugu, Narsireddy
Bouquin, Jean-Baptiste Le
Chhabra, Sorabh
Codron, Isabelle
Gardner, Tyler
Gutierrez, Mayra
Ibrahim, Noura
Lanthermann, Cyprien
Setterholm, Benjamin R.
Ashall, Christopher
Hinkle, Jason T.
de Jaeger, Thomas
Payne, Anna V.
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Novae are thermonuclear eruptions on accreting white dwarfs in interacting binaries. Although most of the accreted envelope is expelled, the mechanism -- impulsive ejection, multiple outflows or prolonged winds, or a common-envelope interaction -- remains uncertain. GeV $γ$-ray detections from $>20$ Galactic novae establish these eruptions as nearby laboratories for shock physics and particle acceleration, underscoring the need to determine how novae eject their envelopes. Here we report on near-infrared interferometry, supported with multiwavelength observations, of two $γ$-ray detected novae. The images of the very fast 2021 nova V1674~Her, taken just 2--3 days after discovery, reveal the presence of two perpendicular outflows. The interaction between these outflows likely drives the observed $γ$-ray emission. Conversely, the images of the very slow 2021 nova V1405~Cas suggest a delay in the ejection of the bulk of the accreted envelope of more than 50 days after the start of eruption, as the nova slowly rises to visible peak and during which the envelope engulfed the system in a common envelope phase. These unprecedented images offer direct observational evidence that the mechanisms driving mass ejection from the surfaces of accreting white dwarfs are not as simple as previously thought, revealing multiple outflows and delayed ejections.
title Multiple outflows and delayed ejections revealed by early imaging of novae
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.05220