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A Theoretical Light‐Curve Model for the 1999 Outburst of U Scorpii

  • Authors: Izumi Hachisu, Mariko Kato, Taichi Kato, and Katsura Matsumoto

Hachisu et al. 2000 The Astrophysical Journal Letters 528 L97.

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Fig. 3.

Same as Fig. 2, but for a part of the light curve that takes place during the transition from the wind phase to the cooling phase (﹩t\sim 14{\mbox{--}} 22﹩ days). When the optically thick wind stops at ﹩t=17.5﹩ days, the photosphere of the WD envelope drastically shrinks from ~0.1 to ~0.003 R within 1 day. This makes a drop of ﹩\Delta m_{V}\sim 0.3﹩ near ﹩t\sim 18﹩ days (HJD 2,451,253), which is followed by a further drop of ﹩\Delta m_{V}\sim 0.4﹩ caused by a reduction of the accretion disk (ACDK) size. The detection of an SSS by BeppoSAX is very consistent with the wind duration because supersoft X‐rays emerge only after the massive wind stops.

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