The Recurrent Eclipsing Nova U Sco: A Short Review

U Scorpii is the recurrent nova with the shortest inter-outburst period, only ten years. The last active phase took place at the beginning of 2010, and it provided a large amount of data from both ground-based and space observatories. This paper reviews some of the more relevant recent findings...

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Main Author: R. González-Riestra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CTU Central Library 2015-02-01
Series:Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings
Online Access:https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/2913
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spelling doaj-9ae418da39ee4b7c9c16c0b141b8b5182020-11-24T20:58:59ZengCTU Central LibraryActa Polytechnica CTU Proceedings2336-53822015-02-012125225610.14311/APP.2015.02.02522673The Recurrent Eclipsing Nova U Sco: A Short ReviewR. González-Riestra0XMM Science Operations Centre, ESAC, Madrid, SpainU Scorpii is the recurrent nova with the shortest inter-outburst period, only ten years. The last active phase took place at the beginning of 2010, and it provided a large amount of data from both ground-based and space observatories. This paper reviews some of the more relevant recent findings and points out some, still unanswered, questions.https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/2913
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description U Scorpii is the recurrent nova with the shortest inter-outburst period, only ten years. The last active phase took place at the beginning of 2010, and it provided a large amount of data from both ground-based and space observatories. This paper reviews some of the more relevant recent findings and points out some, still unanswered, questions.
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