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view Abstract Citations (25) References (33) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS V Persei: Bridging the Period Gap Shafter, Allen W. ; Abbott, Timothy M. C. Abstract Spectroscopic and high-speed photometric observations of the classical nova V Per (Nova Persei 1887) are reported. The photometric data reveal eclipses which recur with a period of 0.10712(1) days (2.57 hr). This places V Per in the middle of the gap in the orbital period distribution of cataclysmic variables. Current models for the origin of the period gap require that the secular mass transfer rate in V Per be relatively low. The eclipse morphology and spectrum suggest, however, that the present mass transfer rate is quite high. This recent increase in the mass transfer rate is a result of the nova eruption, and can be understood within the context of the hibernation scenario of Shara et al. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: April 1989 DOI: 10.1086/185423 Bibcode: 1989ApJ...339L..75S Keywords: Astronomical Photometry; Cataclysmic Variables; Eclipsing Binary Stars; Novae; Stellar Orbits; Stellar Spectra; Charge Coupled Devices; Light Curve; Mass Transfer; Astrophysics; STARS: INDIVIDUAL CONSTELLATION NAME: V PERSEI; STARS: ECLIPSING BINARIES; STARS: NOVAE full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (12)
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