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Recently, it has been shown that the cataclysmic variable EI UMa should be attributed to intermediate polars on the basis of its X-ray spectrum. However, no short-period oscillations with a high degree of coherence typical of intermediate polars could be detected in this star. Therefore, it was suggested to call it a “hidden” intermediate polar. Using a multichannel photometer and a 70-cm telescope, we performed observations of EI UMa for 60 h. Analysis of the observations has clearly revealed a brightness oscillation with a period of 769.63±0.10 s and a mean semiamplitude of 0.m 008 completely coherent during one month of our observations that was detectable during each of the 13 observing nights. On the basis of this detection, EI UMa should be considered a classical intermediate polar rather than a hidden one. In addition, we have managed to detect the orbital variability of EI UMa for the first time. The orbital light curve is extremely interesting, showing evidence of partial eclipses of the accretion flow.
Язык оригиналаАнглийский
Страницы (с-по)554-568
Число страниц5
ЖурналAstronomy Letters
Том36
Номер выпуска8
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СостояниеОпубликовано - 1 авг. 2010

    Предметные области ASJC Scopus

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

    Предметные области WoS

  • Астрономия и астрофизика

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