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The Collective UV Behavior of Old Novae

Selvelli, P.

The UV spectral properties of 18 old-novae observed with IUE are examined. The de-reddened continuum energy distribution is well described by either a power-law distribution F_λ ∼λ ^-α with α in the range 0.3--2.5 or by a single black-body distribution with T in the range 15 000--38 000 K. The new values of E_B-V ha…