Recurrent Novae in M31

0444954 - ASÚ 2016 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Shafter, A.W. - Henze, M. - Rector, T. A. - Schweizer, F. - Hornoch, Kamil - Orio, M. - Pietsch, W. - Darnley, M.J. - Williams, S.C. - Bode, M.F. - Bryan, J.
Recurrent Novae in M31.
Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. Roč. 216, č. 2 (2015), 34/1-34/35. ISSN 0067-0049. E-ISSN 1538-4365
Institutional support: RVO:67985815
Keywords : individual (M31) galaxies * stellar content * cataclysmic variables
Subject RIV: BN - Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics, Astrophysics

he reported positions of 964 suspected nova eruptions in M31 recorded through the end of calendar year 2013 have been compared in order to identify recurrent nova (RN) candidates. To pass the initial screen and qualify as a RN candidate, two or more eruptions were required to be coincident within 0'.1, although this criterion was relaxed to 0'.15 for novae discovered on early photographic patrols. A total of 118 eruptions from 51 potential RN systems satisfied the screening criterion. To determine what fraction of these novae are indeed recurrent, the original plates and published images of the relevant eruptions have been carefully compared. This procedure has resulted in the elimination of 27 of the 51 progenitor candidates (61 eruptions) from further consideration as RNe, with another 8 systems (17 eruptions) deemed unlikely to be recurrent.
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