SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 53008
UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER
LEICESTERSHIRE UK LE1 7RH
LEICESTER
UNIVERSITY ROAD
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Medium: 4GBDAT
Subject: CATACLYSMIC VARIABLES
AN X-RAY STUDY OF THE ASYNCHRONOUS POLAR RXJ1940.2-1025
ABSTRACT
RXJ1940.2-1025, recently discovered to be the source responsible for the periodic signals previously associated with NGC 6814, is now known to be an AM Her system. Optical observations and a re-evaluation of earlier X-ray data have shown that this object has a number of unusual features. We propose detailed observations of RXJ1940.2-1025 with ASCA in order to: (i) understand the origin of the prominent dip, i.e., absorption due to the accretion column or eclipse by the secondary; (ii) understand the accretion geometry of RXJ1940.2-1025 through phase-resolved spectroscopy; (iii) perform the first detailed study of the hard X-ray component.
CO-INVESTIGATORS
| CO-I NAME | INSTITUTE | COUNTRY |
|---|
| MIKE WATSON | LEICESTER | UK |
| MANABU ISHIDA | ISAS | JAPAN |
| RYUICHI FUKIMOTO | ISAS | JAPAN |
TARGETS
| TARGET NAME | PRI | RA | DEC | TIME | TC | OFF | GIS | SIS CNT | OBS |
|---|
| 1)RXJ1940.2-1025 | 3 | 295.0475 | -10.4235 | 60 ks | N | N | P | 0.70000 | 1 |