Z Cam stars: A particular response to a general phenomenon
Z Cam stars: A particular response to a general phenomenon
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Z Cam 明星:对普遍现象的特殊反应
DOI:
10.1051/0004-6361:20010176
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发表时间:
2001
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
J. Lasota
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作者:
Valentin Buat;J. Hameury;J. Lasota
We show that the disc instability model can reproduce all the observed properties of Z Cam stars if the energy equation includes heating of the outer disc by the mass-transfer stream impact and by tidal torques and if the mass-transfer rate from the secondary varies by about 30% around the value critical for stability. In particular the magnitude dierence between outburst maxima and standstills corresponds to observations, all outbursts are of the inside-out type and can be divided into two classes: long (wide) and short (narrow) outbursts, as observed. Mass transfer rate fluctuations should occur in other dwarf novae but one can exclude variations similar to those observed in magnetic systems (AM Her's and some DQ Her's) and some nova-like systems (VY Scl's), in which _ M become very small during low states; these would produce mini-outbursts which, although detectable, have never been observed.