Negueruela, I.; Reig, P. and Clark, J. S.
(2000).
The nature of 1WGA J1958.2+3232: A new intermediate polar.
Astronomy and Astrophysics, 354(1) L29-L32.
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Abstract
We present low and intermediate resolution spectroscopy of the optical counterpart to the recently discovered pulsating X-ray source 1WGA J1958.2+3232. The presence of strong HI , HeI and HeII emission lines together with the absence of absorption features rules out the possibility that the object is a massive star, as had recently been suggested. The observed X-ray and optical characteristics are consistent with the object being an intermediate polar. The double-peaked structure of the emission lines indicates that an accretion disc is present.
| Item Type: |
Journal Article
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| ISSN: |
1432-0746 |
| External Project Funding Details: |
| Funded Project Name | Project ID | Funding Body |
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| Not Set | Not Set | European Union Training and Mobility of Researchers Network [grant number ERBFMRX/CT98/0195] |
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| Keywords: |
stars: individual, 1WGA J1958.2+3232; stars: binaries, close; stars: novae, cataclysmic variables; book reviews; X-rays: stars |
| Academic Unit/Department: |
Science > Physical Sciences |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: |
Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research (CEPSAR) |
| Item ID: |
15146 |
| Depositing User: |
Astrid Peterkin
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| Date Deposited: |
23 Mar 2009 13:40 |
| Last Modified: |
12 Feb 2012 20:34 |
| URI: |
http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/15146 |
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