Document Type
Article
Publication Title
The Astronomical Journal
Abstract
We present a synthetic spectral analysis of IUE archival and FUSE (Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer) far-UV spectra of the peculiar dwarf nova WW Cet. During the quiescence of WW Cet, a white dwarf with T wd ∼ 26,000 ± 1000 K can account for the far-UV flux and yields the proper distance. However, the best agreement with the observations is provided by a two-temperature white dwarf model with a cooler white dwarf at T wd = 25,000 K providing 75% of the far-UV flux and a hotter region (accretion belt or optically thick disk ring) with T = 40,000 K contributing 25% of the flux for the proper distance. We find from the FUSE spectrum that the white dwarf is rotating with V sin i = 600 ± 100 km sˉ¹. Our temperature results provide an additional data point in the distribution of WD T wd versus orbital period above the CV period gap, where few WD T wd values are available.
DOI
10.1086/501523
Publication Date
5-2006
Recommended Citation
Godon, Patrick; Seward, Laura; Sion, Edward M.; and Szkody, Paula, "A Far-Ultraviolet Study Of The Hot White Dwarf In The Dwarf Nova WW Ceti" (2006). Aerospace, Physics, and Space Science Faculty Publications. 216.
https://repository.fit.edu/apss_faculty/216