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V1082-Sgr: A magnetic cataclysmic variable with a lobe-filling companion star

Authors :
Xu, Xiao-jie
Shao, Yong
Li, Xiang-dong
Source :
2019, MNRAS, 489, 3031
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

V1082 Sgr is a cataclysmic variable with accretion luminosity above $10^{34}$erg s$^{-1}$, indicating a mass transfer rate above $10^{-9}M_{\odot}$yr$^{-1}$. However, its K type companion was suggested to be under-filling its Roche lobe (RL), making the high mass transfer rate a mystery. In this work we propose a possible model to explain this discrepancy. The system is proposed to be an intermediate polar, with its K type companion filling its RL. The mass of the white dwarf star is evaluated to be $0.77\pm0.11M_{\odot}$ from both X-ray continuum fitting and Fe line flux ratio measurements. We make numerical simulations to search for the possible progenitors of the system. The results show that a binary with an initial 1.5--2.5$M_{\odot}$ companion in a 1--2 day orbit (or an initial 1.0--1.4$M_{\odot}$ companion in a 3.2--4.1 day orbit) may naturally evolve to a cataclysmic variable with a $\sim 0.55 \pm 0.11M_{\odot}$, Roche-lobe filling companion in a 0.86 day orbit. The effective temperature of the donor star, the mass transfer rate, and the derived V band magnitude are all consistent with previous observations.<br />Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables, accepted by MNRAS

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
2019, MNRAS, 489, 3031
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1908.10519
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz2388