Bibcode
Godon, P.; Sion, Edward M.; Gänsicke, Boris T.; Hubeny, Ivan; de Martino, Domitilla; Pala, Anna F.; Rodríguez-Gil, P.; Szkody, Paula; Toloza, Odette
Bibliographical reference
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 833, Issue 2, article id. 146, 12 pp. (2016).
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Description
We present a spectral analysis of the spectrum from the Hubble Space
Telescope Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (HST/COS) of the southern VY Scl
nova-like variable BB Doradus, obtained as part of a Cycle 20 HST/COS
survey of accreting white dwarfs (WDs) in cataclysmic variables. BB Dor
was observed with COS during an intermediate state with a low mass
accretion rate, thereby allowing an estimate of the WD temperature. The
results of our spectral analysis show that the WD is a significant
far-ultraviolet (FUV) component of the spectrum with a temperature of
about 35,000-50,000 K, assuming a WD mass of 0.80 {M}⊙
({log}(g)=8.4). The disk, with a mass accretion rate of ≈
{10}-10 {M}⊙ {{yr}}-1,
contributes about 1/5 to 1/2 of the FUV flux.