Spectroscopy of Novae -- A User's Manual

2012/11/14 by S. N. Shore, Steven N. Shore, Shore, Steven N.
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #FOS: Physical sciences #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers #Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) #astro-ph.IM #astro-ph.SR

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1211.3176

Invited review article 2012 in Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India (BASI), 28 pages, 17 figs

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Abstract

The spectroscopic development of classical novae is described as a narrative of the various stages of the outburst. The review highlights the multiwavelength aspects of the phenomenology and the recent developments related to structure, inhomogeneity, and dynamics of the ejecta. Special emphasis is placed on the distinct behavior of the symbiotic-like recurrent novae.

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