SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 62037
UNIVERSITY OF WICONSIN
1150 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
MADISON
WI USA 53704
Tel: 608-265-0252 Fax: 608-263-0800
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Subject: CATACLYSMIC VARIABLES
AN INTRIGUING NOVA: V351 PUPPIS
ABSTRACT
We propose an ASCA observation of V351 Puppis (Nova Puppis 1991). The main aim is to understand whether the emission is due to the accretion onto the white dwarf or to shocked ejecta. The answer to this question will be very important for the development of the nova theory. In the case of accretion we expect the X-ray spectrum of a plasma at few keV with solar composition and unvaried flux; in the case of shocks we would detect instead low plasma temperatures (around or below 1 KeV), prominent neon lines and a possible decrease in X-ray flux. We might also reveal variability on a time scale of minutes or hours and the interesting presence of a supersoft component.
CO-INVESTIGATORS
| CO-I NAME | INSTITUTE | COUNTRY |
|---|
| SOLEN BALMAN | U WISCONSIN | USA |
| UGO CAMERINI | U WISCONSIN | USA |
| MASSIMO DELLA VALLE | PADOVA UNIVERSITY | ITALY |
| WILLIAM FRY | U WISCONSIN | USA |
| JAY GALLAGHER | U WISCONSIN | USA |
| MARINA ORIO | U WISCONSIN | USA |
TARGETS
| TARGET NAME | PRI | RA | DEC | TIME | TC | OFF | GIS | SIS CNT | OBS |
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| 1)V351 PUP (PUP 1991) | 2 | 122.9163 | -35.1275 | 50 ks | N | N | P | 0.27000 | 1 |