A tomographic study of the classical nova RR Pic

Abstract

We present the results of spectrophotometric observations of the old nova RR Pic performed in two spectral ranges, one centered in the Ha line and other covering Hb and Hg spectral lines. From the Hb radial velocity study we found a primary radial semi-amplitude of K1 = 37(1) km/s and a systemic velocity of g = 1.8(2) km/s. With this new values a mass diagram is constructed, constraining the possible mass intervals for the system. The possible orbital inclination range was restricted using the fact that RR Pic presents shallow eclipses. A secondary mass range below the limit of a main sequence star filling its Roche lobe indicate an evolved companion. We also calculated the Ha, Hb, Hg, HeI 6678 and HeII 4686 Doppler tomograms. The most conspicuous differences are found between the HeI and HeII tomograms, the former has a ring shape, while the second is filled at low velocities, suggesting that the low velocity emission is not coming from the accretion disk. Radial emissivity profiles for these lines were also derived.