Nature of the Eclipsing Polar 1RXS J184542.4483134

We have carried out a comprehensive study of the poorly investigated eclipsing polar 1RXS J184542.4 483134 with a short orbital period min. An analysis of its long-term light curves points to a change in the position and sizes of the accretion spot as the accretion rate changes. Narrow and broad com...

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Published in:Astronomy letters 2023, Vol.49 (11), p.706-721
Main Authors: Kochkina, V. Yu, Kolbin, A. I., Borisov, N. V., Bikmaev, I. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Astronomy
Astrophysics and Astroparticles
Bremsstrahlung
Circular polarization
Cyclotrons
Deposition
Emission
Emission lines
Emissions
Light curve
Magnetic fields
Observations and Techniques
Orbits
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Polarization
White dwarf stars
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Summary:We have carried out a comprehensive study of the poorly investigated eclipsing polar 1RXS J184542.4 483134 with a short orbital period min. An analysis of its long-term light curves points to a change in the position and sizes of the accretion spot as the accretion rate changes. Narrow and broad components, which are probably formed on the ballistic segment of the accretion stream and on the magnetic trajectory, respectively, are identified in the emission line profiles. An inversion of the line profiles from emission to absorption due to the obscuration of the accretion spot by the accretion stream is observed. Based on the eclipse duration and the radial velocities of the narrow line component, we impose constraints on the white dwarf mass, , and the orbital inclination, . An analysis of the cyclotron spectra points to the presence of two accretion spots with magnetic field strengths MG and MG. The main spot has a complex structure that apparently has a dense core and a less dense periphery emitting a spectrum with cyclotron harmonics. Polarization observations reveal a circular polarization sign reversal during the orbital period and an anticorrelation of the polarization with the brightness of the polar. Our modeling of polarization observations using the simple model of an accreting white dwarf shows that the polarization properties can be interpreted in terms of two-pole accretion with different optical depths of the accretion spots ( ). An analysis of the Swift/XRT observations points to a predominance of bremsstrahlung in the X-ray radiation from the system.
ISSN:1063-7737
1562-6873
DOI:10.1134/S1063773723110051