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2020ApJ...892...38W - Astrophys. J., 892, 38-38 (2020/March-3)

Spot model for identifications of periods in asynchronous polars.

WANG Q., QIAN S., HAN Z., FANG X., ZANG L. and LIU W.

Abstract (from CDS):

We improved the discless accretion models in Wynn & King considering the effects of the changing aspect due to the white dwarf (WD) spin and the variable feeding intensity caused by the asynchronism, and set up a more general spot model that is not sensitive to the different forms of these effects and can be applied for the period analysis of the optical and X-ray light curve. The spot model can produce the power spectra compatible with the observations, and its simulations limit the ratio Pspin/Porb < 2 between the powers at the WD spin and the binary orbital frequencies, which is a strong criterion for identification of periods. Then we recognize the periods for CD Ind, BY Cam, and 1RXS J083842.1-282723. The spot model reveals a complex accretion geometry in the asynchronous polars (APs), which may indicate that the complex magnetic field causes their asynchronism. We think 1RXS J083842.1-282723 is a prepolar because of its highest asynchronism and stable light curve. Giving the unstable accretion process in APs, the period analysis of the long-term light curve will make the orbital signal prominent.

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Journal keyword(s): AM Herculis stars - X-ray binary stars - X-ray photometry - CCD photometry

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