AAVSO and DASCH light curve of U Mon Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Vega L.D.
  2. Stassun K.G.
  3. Montez R.
  4. Kaminski T.
  5. Sabin L.
  6. Schlegel E.M.,Vlemmings W.H.T.
  7. Kastner J.H.
  8. Ramstedt S.
  9. Boyd P.T.
  10. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

We present an X-ray through submillimeter observations of the classical RV Tauri (RVb-type) variable U Mon, a post-asymptotic giant branch (AGB) binary with a circumbinary disk (CBD). Our SMA observations indicate a CBD diameter of <~550au. Our XMM-Newton observations make U Mon the first RV Tauri variable detected in X-rays. The X-ray emission is characteristic of a hot plasma (~10MK), with L_X_=5x10^30^erg/s, and we consider its possible origin from U Mon, its companion, and/or binary system interactions. Combining DASCH and AAVSO data, we extend the time-series photometric baseline back to the late 1880s and find evidence that U Mon has secular changes that appear to recur on a timescale of ~60yr, possibly caused by a feature in the CBD. From literature radial velocities we find that the binary companion is a ~2M_{sun}_ A-type main-sequence star. The orientation of the binary's orbit lies along our line of sight ({omega}=95{deg}), such that apastron corresponds to photometric RVb minima, consistent with the post-AGB star becoming obscured by the near side of the CBD. In addition, we find the size of the inner-CBD hole (~4.5-9au) to be comparable to the binary separation, implying that one or both stars may interact with the CBD at apastron. The obscuration of the post-AGB star implicates the companion as the likely source of the enhanced H{alpha} observed at RVb minima and of the X-ray emission that may arise from accreted material.

Keywords
  1. giant-stars
  2. multiple-stars
  3. visible-astronomy
  4. Wide-band photometry
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2021ApJ...909..138V
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doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.19090138

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2022-09-12T11:31:11Z
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2022-09-12T11:31:11Z
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