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Size of the accretion disc in the recurrent nova T CrB

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2024-05-21 v1

Abstract

We present high resolution (0.06 A/px) spectroscopic observations of the recurrent nova T Coronae Borealis obtained during the last 1.5 years (September 2022 -- January 2024), with the 2.0m RCC telecope of the Rozhen National Astronomical Observatory, Bulgaria. Double-peaked emission is visible in the H-alpha line after the end of the superactive state. We subtract the red giant contribution and measure the distance between the peaks (Δva\Delta v_a) of the line. For the period July 2023 -- January 2024, we find that Δva\Delta v_a is in range 90<Δva<12090 < \Delta v_a < 120 km/s. Assuming that the emission is from the accretion disc around the white dwarf, we find average radius of the accretion disc Rdisc=89±19R_{disc} = 89 \pm 19 R_\odot, which is approximately equal to the Roche lobe size of the white dwarf. Our results indicate that tidal torque plays an important role but that the disc can extend up to the Roche lobe of the accreting star.

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@article{arxiv.2405.11506,
  title  = {Size of the accretion disc in the recurrent nova T CrB},
  author = {R. K. Zamanov and K. A. Stoyanov and V. Marchev and M. Minev and D. Marchev and M. Moyseev and J. Marti and M. F. Bode and R. Konstantinova-Antova and S. Stefanov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.11506},
  year   = {2024}
}

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Astronomische Nachrichten (accepted)