Spectrophotometric follow-up of GU Mus, the (X-ray) Nova Muscae 1991
| dc.creator | Della Valle, M. | |
| dc.creator | Masetti, N. | |
| dc.creator | Bianchini, A. | |
| dc.date | 1997-09-09 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-25T20:30:22Z | |
| dc.description | The spectrophotometric follow-up of the X-ray nova GU Mus (=GS 1124-68) is presented. We have analysed 128 B, V and R frames and 19 optical spectra, collected at ESO-La Silla, from the epoch of the discovery to January 1992. The optical lightcurve appears to be typical for a X-ray nova and exhibits secondary maxima in coincidence with the X-ray ones. The spectra show that Balmer and He II 4686 emission lines and the N III 4640 emission blend widen during the decline. A possible explanation of this behaviour is proposed and applied to the spectral evolution of other X-ray novae. | |
| dc.description | 10 pages, 6 .ps figures, LaTeX A&A style file l-aa version 3, accepted by Astronomy & Astrophysics, main journal | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9709071 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9709071 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/71310 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | Spectrophotometric follow-up of GU Mus, the (X-ray) Nova Muscae 1991 | |
| dc.type | text |