2021ApJ...915..105H -
Astrophys. J., 915, 105-105 (2021/July-2)
Raman-scattered O VI features in the symbiotic nova RR Telescopii.
HEO J.-E., LEE H.-W., ANGELONI R., PALMA T. and DI MILLE F.
Abstract (from CDS):
RR Telescopii (RR Tel) is an interacting binary system in which a hot white dwarf (WD) accretes matter from a Mira-type variable star via gravitational capture of its stellar wind. This symbiotic nova shows intense Raman-scattered O VI 1032 and 1038 features at 6825 and 7082 Å. We present high-resolution optical spectra of RR Tel taken in 2016 and 2017 with the Magellan Inamori Kyocera Echelle (MIKE) spectrograph at the Magellan-Clay telescope, Chile. We aim to study the stellar wind accretion in RR Tel from the profile analysis of Raman O VI features. With an asymmetric O VI disk model, we derive a representative Keplerian speed of >35 km s–1, and the corresponding scale <0.8 au. The best fit for the Raman profiles is obtained with a mass-loss rate of the Mira {dot}M∼2×10–6M☉yr–1 and a wind terminal velocity v∞ ∼ 20 km s–1. We compare the MIKE data with an archival spectrum taken in 2003 with the Fiber-fed Extended Range Optical Spectrograph at the MPG/ESO 2.2 m telescope. It allows us to highlight the profile variation of the Raman O VI features, indicative of a change in the density distribution of the O VI disk in the last two decades. We also report the detection of O VI recombination lines at 3811 and 3834 Å, which are blended with other emission lines. Our profile decomposition suggests that the recombination of O VII takes place nearer to the WD than the O VI 1032 and 1038 emission region.
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Journal keyword(s):
Binary stars - Symbiotic binary stars - Novae - Radiative transfer - High resolution spectroscopy - Stellar accretion - Spectral line identification - Stellar spectral lines - Interacting binary stars - Emission line stars - Symbiotic novae
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