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Evolution of spiral shocks in U Gem during outburst

Paul J. Groot

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/0102416

Abstract

Time resolved spectroscopic observations of U Gem during its March 2000 outburst show strong spiral shocks in the accretion disk. During the plateau at maximum brightness the spiral shocks contribute 14% to the total He II flux. The two arms of the spiral show a distinctly different evolution during the outburst and decline, which indicates an asymmetric evolution in the disk.

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