Search Publications

Far-Ultraviolet Spectral Analysis of the Prototype Nova-like Variable VY Sculptoris from the High State to the Low State

Sion, Edward M.; Hamilton, Ryan T.

The prototype nova-like variable VY Sculptoris was observed by the IUE during four different optical brightness states of the system. The far-ultraviolet (FUV) flux level from the highest state to the lowest state declines by a factor of 28. We have carried out model accretion disk and white dwarf atmosphere fitting to the spectra. The correspondi…