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2004A&A...420..273H - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 420, 273-281 (2004/6-2)

XMM-Newton observations of the dwarf nova YZ Cnc in quiescence.

HAKALA P., RAMSAY G., WHEATLEY P., HARLAFTIS E.T. and PAPADIMITRIOU C.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present results from the XMM-Newton observations of the dwarf nova YZ Cnc in a quiescent state. We have performed a detailed time series analysis of the resulting light curves. Unusually, we do not detect any orbital modulation in the UV, with only marginal evidence for X-ray modulation on this period. Although there are peaks in the X-ray periodograms at periods less than 5000s, we attribute them to red noise effects and assign significance to them using a novel approach. The variability in the UV and optical bands can also be modelled as a result of aperiodic variability (red noise) in the system. There is evidence that the UV and X-ray fluxes are anti-correlated with a time delay of about 100s, with the UV lagging behind the X-ray emission. This anti-correlation is intriguing, but is only present on two occasions lasting several 1000s each. The X-ray spectrum shows similar emission features to other dwarf novae and is well fitted using a multi-temperature emission model. We measure a relatively high X-ray luminosity of ∼1.4x1032ergs/s, although this is consistent with a low binary inclination. Finally, we find evidence for a possible -1200km/s blue shift in the fitted Fe K line energies, possibly indicating the presence of an outflow in this low inclination system.

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Journal keyword(s): accretion, accretion disks - stars: individual: YZ Cnc - stars: binaries: close - X-rays: stars - methods: data analysis

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