Supersoft X-Ray Source CAL 83: A Possible AE Aqr-like System

CAL83 is a close binary supersoft X-ray source in the Large Magellanic Cloud. A ~67 s periodicity detected in supersoft X-rays is most probably associated with the spin period of a highly spun-up white dwarf (WD). The variability in the period is ascribed to the obscuration of the WD by the hydrogen...

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Main Authors: A. Odendaal, P. J. Meintjes, P. A. Charles, A. F. Rajoelimanana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CTU Central Library 2015-02-01
Series:Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings
Online Access:https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/2844