On the Colour Variations of Negative Superhumps

Abstract

We present simultaneous $g'$, $R_{\rm c}$, and $I_{\rm c}$ photometry of the notable dwarf nova ER UMa during the 2011 season. Our photometry revealed that the brightness maxima of negative superhumps coincide with the bluest peaks in $g' - I_{\rm c}$ colour variations. We also found that the amplitudes of negative superhumps are the largest in the $g'$ band. These observed properties are significantly different from those observed in early and positive superhumps. Our findings are consistent with a tilted disk model as the light source of negative superhumps.