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Swift Observations of Novae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 January 2013

K. L. Page
K. L. Page*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH email: kpa@star.le.ac.uk
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Abstract

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The rapid response capability of Swift, together with the daily planning of its observing schedule, make it an ideal mission for following novae in the X-ray and UV bands. A number of both classical and recurrent novae have been extensively monitored throughout their supersoft phase. We report findings from these observations, including the high-amplitude flux variation often seen at the start of the supersoft emission, the optical plateau sometimes seen for recurrent novae, the differing relationships between the X-ray and UV variability, and the turn-on and turn-off times of the supersoft emission for the Swift sample of novae.

Keywords

novaecataclysmic variables
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 7 , Issue S281: Binary Paths to Type Ia Supernovae Explosions , July 2011 , pp. 96 - 104
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013

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