2012ApJ...758...79A -
Astrophys. J., 758, 79 (2012/October-3)
IPHAS J062746.41+014811.3: a deeply eclipsing intermediate polar.
AUNGWEROJWIT A., GANSICKE B.T., WHEATLEY P.J., PYRZAS S., STAELS B., KRAJCI T. and RODRIGUEZ-GIL P.
Abstract (from CDS):
We present time-resolved photometry of a cataclysmic variable discovered in the Isaac Newton Telescope Photometric Hα Survey of the northern galactic plane, IPHAS J062746.41+014811.3, and classify the system as the fourth deeply eclipsing intermediate polar known with an orbital period of Porb= 8.16 hr and a spin period of Pspin= 2210 s. The system shows mild variations of its brightness that appear to be accompanied by a change in the amplitude of the spin modulation at optical wavelengths and a change in the morphology of the eclipse profile. The inferred magnetic moment of the white dwarf is µwd∼ (6-7)x1033 G cm3, and in this case IPHAS J062746.41+014811.3 will evolve either into a short-period EX Hya-like intermediate polar with a large Pspin/Porb ratio or, perhaps more likely, into a synchronized polar. Swift observations show that the system is an ultraviolet and X-ray source, with a hard X-ray spectrum that is consistent with those seen in other intermediate polars. The ultraviolet light curve shows orbital modulation and an eclipse, while the low signal-to-noise ratio X-ray light curve does not show a significant modulation on the spin period. The measured X-ray flux is about an order of magnitude lower than would be expected from scaling by the optical fluxes of well-known X-ray-selected intermediate polars.
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Journal keyword(s):
novae, cataclysmic variables - stars: individual: IPHAS J062746.41+014811.3
Simbad objects:
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