A broadband search for coherent radio emission in cataclysmic variables
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| author | Ridder, Margaret E. Barrett, Paul E. Heinke, Craig O. Sivakoff, Gregory R. |
| author_facet | Ridder, Margaret E. Barrett, Paul E. Heinke, Craig O. Sivakoff, Gregory R. |
| contents | Radio observations of cataclysmic variables have revealed a variety of behavior. From some systems, we see bright unpolarized radio flares occurring during dwarf nova outbursts, consistent with synchrotron emission from jets. In others, we see highly polarized emission, restricted in frequency, superimposed on a flat-spectrum continuum, suggesting a coherent emission process. Here, we present spectro-temporal analysis of 2--4 GHz and 8--12 GHz VLA observations of 6 cataclysmic variables. Our results show both broad- and narrow-band, highly polarized, variable radio emission. We suggest that this emission is consistent with electron-cyclotron maser emission or plasma radiation. This could be from an isolated emission region in the case of the narrow-band emission, or a region with varying magnetic field strength or density in the case of the broad-band emission. In one target, V2400 Oph, we see largely unpolarized emission changing on minute timescales, that may coincide with interactions between the white dwarf's magnetosphere and diamagnetic blobs. |
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| spellingShingle | A broadband search for coherent radio emission in cataclysmic variables Ridder, Margaret E. Barrett, Paul E. Heinke, Craig O. Sivakoff, Gregory R. High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Radio observations of cataclysmic variables have revealed a variety of behavior. From some systems, we see bright unpolarized radio flares occurring during dwarf nova outbursts, consistent with synchrotron emission from jets. In others, we see highly polarized emission, restricted in frequency, superimposed on a flat-spectrum continuum, suggesting a coherent emission process. Here, we present spectro-temporal analysis of 2--4 GHz and 8--12 GHz VLA observations of 6 cataclysmic variables. Our results show both broad- and narrow-band, highly polarized, variable radio emission. We suggest that this emission is consistent with electron-cyclotron maser emission or plasma radiation. This could be from an isolated emission region in the case of the narrow-band emission, or a region with varying magnetic field strength or density in the case of the broad-band emission. In one target, V2400 Oph, we see largely unpolarized emission changing on minute timescales, that may coincide with interactions between the white dwarf's magnetosphere and diamagnetic blobs. |
| title | A broadband search for coherent radio emission in cataclysmic variables |
| topic | High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.03209 |