Abstract
The 2000 outburst of the recurrent nova CI Aql was followed by optical photometry and spectroscopy. Our time-resolved photometry revealed its intraday variations during the outburst. The orbital modulation of the light curve appeared after entering the plateau stage. We found that primary eclipses were0:6 mag in depth, but the prole of the eclipse was signicantly dierent from that in the quiescent phase. The folded orbital light curve was represented by a wide wing of a primary eclipse and it suggests the existence of the accretion disk at the plateau stage. In this outburst, we obtained accurate determination of several minima of primary eclipses, and found that the timings of minima showed a substantial delay compared to the previously reported ephemeris. However, no signicant evidence of a change in the orbital period was observed since the discovery of the eclipsing nature of this object. We examined the evolution of optical spectra through the outburst, which reconrmed the nova nature of this object. A spectrum taken on 2000 October 10 showed the H in emission and indicated that the object had not yet reached quiescence. The overall light curve and late-stage spectroscopy have revealed that the plateau is the longest one among recurrent novae.
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