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A Classical Nova, V2487 Oph 1998, Seen in X-rays Before and After Its Explosion
DOI: 10.1126/science.298.5592.393
Bibcode: 2002Sci...298..393H
Hernanz, Margarita; Sala, Glòria
Classical nova explosions are very energetic and frequent phenomena caused by explosive hydrogen burning on top of an accreting white dwarf. Observations of the recent nova V2487 Oph 1998 by the X-ray Multi-Mirror satellite (XMM-Newton) provide evidence that accretion (probably on a magnetic white dwarf) was reestablished as early as 2.7 years aft…
2002
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Science
XMM-Newton
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