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Observations of the rapid oscillations of EM CygniHigh-speed two-color photometric observations have been made of the dwarf nova EM Cyg and rapid coherent oscillations with periods between 14.6 and 16.5 sec have been found. The minimum period is less than the period of a Keplerian orbit at the surface of a carbon white dwarf. The color temperature of the oscillating component is much higher than that of the constant component of the luminosity. These results suggest that the source of the oscillations is the white dwarf or the inner part of the accretion disk.
Document ID
19820063106
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Stiening, R. F.
(Stanford University Stanford, CA, United States)
Dragovan, M.
(Stanford Univ. CA, United States)
Hildebrand, R. H.
(Chicago, University Chicago, IL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1982
Publication Information
Publication: Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
82A46641
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: DE-AC02-76SF-0515
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-2057
Distribution Limits
Public
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