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Erupting Dwarf Novae in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Author(s) -

Michael M. Shara,

Sasha Hinkley,

David Zurek

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

the astronomical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.61

H-Index - 271

eISSN - 1538-3881

pISSN - 0004-6256

DOI - 10.1086/379307

Subject(s) - physics , astrophysics , large magellanic cloud , dwarf nova , observatory , stars , astronomy , galaxy , dwarf galaxy , cataclysmic variable star , white dwarf

We report the first likely detections of erupting Dwarf Novae (DN) in anexternal galaxy: the Large Magellanic Cloud. Six candidates were isolated fromapproximately a million stars observed every second night over 11 nights withthe CTIO 8K x 8K Mosaic2 CCD imager. Artificial dwarf nova and completenesstests suggest that we are seeing only the brightest of the LMC DN, probably SSCygni-like CVs, but possibly SU UMa-type cataclysmics undergoingsuperoutbursts. We derive crude but useful limits on the LMC DN surfacedensity, and on the number of DN in the LMC. Many thousands of cataclysmicvariables in the Magellanic Clouds can be discovered and characterized with 8meter class telescopes.Comment: Accepted for publication in AJ, 28 pages, 9 figures total, Figures 1 and 8 are supplied separately in jpeg forma

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