On Variation Mechanisms in Recurrent Nova IM Normae

Light curves by Woudt and Warner (WW) of recurrent nova IM Nor show eclipse-like dips that they saw as too wide for eclipses alone, and interpreted as mainly a reflection effect due to irradiation of the companion (mass donor) star with some amplitude increase due to eclipse of IM Nor’s disk. A main...

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Main Author: R. E. Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Galaxies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4434/10/5/96