[vsnet-alert 20458] Re: MASTER OT J030205.67+254834.3

Taichi Kato tkato at kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Fri Dec 9 12:08:50 JST 2016


Re: MASTER OT J030205.67+254834.3

> I had thought the data was noisier than the statistical errors would
> indicate. I am unsure of the astrophysical reason - WD rotation, inner disk
> periodicity or something else. Enrique de Miiguel confirms this and
> corrects the period to 282.19(3) c/d, or 306.18(3) s. He suggests the WD
> spin as the possible interpretation.

   It may be super-QPOs.

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002PASJ...54...87K
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1992PASJ...44L.215K

   For some reason, this phenomenon is frequently seen
when superhumps are growing.



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