Swift X-ray observations of classical novae

J. U. Ness; G. J. Schwarz; A. Retter; S. Starrfield; J. H.M.M. Schmitt; N. Gehrels; D. Burrows; J. P. Osborne

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Swift X-ray observations of classical novae

J. U. Ness, G. J. Schwarz, A. Retter, S. Starrfield, J. H.M.M. Schmitt, N. Gehrels, D. Burrows, J. P. Osborne

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The new γ-ray burst (GRB) mission Swift has obtained pointed observations of several classical novae in outburst. We analyzed all the observations of classical novae from the Swift archive up to 2006 June 30. We analyzed usable observations of 12 classical novae and found 4 nondetections, 3 weak sources, and 5 strong sources. This includes detections of two novae exhibiting spectra resembling those of supersoft X-ray binary source spectra (SSS), implying ongoing nuclear burning on the white dwarf surface. With these new Swift data, we add to the growing statistics of the X-ray duration and characteristics of classical novae.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	505-515
Number of pages	11
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	663
Issue number	1 I
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/518084
State	Published - Jul 1 2007

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