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1979•Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyOpen access

The detection of an X-ray outburst from the old nova GK Per

A. R. King, M. J. Ricketts, R. S. Warwick

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We report the detection of an X-ray outburst from the old nova GK Per at a time when the object had brighted optically by ~ 1 mag. The outburst is interpreted in terms of an increased rate of accretion of material from the secondary via Roche-lobe overflow on to the white dwarf of the system.

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We report the detection of an X-ray outburst from the old nova GK Per at a time when the object had brighted optically by ~ 1 mag. The outburst is interpreted in terms of an increased rate of accretion of material from the secondary via Roche-lobe overflow on to the white dwarf of the system.

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We report the detection of an X-ray outburst from the old nova GK Per at a time when the object had brighted optically by ~ 1 mag. The outburst is interpreted in terms of an increased rate of accretion of material from the secondary via Roche-lobe overflow on to the white dwarf of the system.

Key concepts: Physics, White dwarf, Nova (rocket), Roche lobe, Astrophysics, Dwarf nova, Astronomy, Accretion (finance)

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