On the Light Curves of Disk and Bulge Novae

We examine the light curves of a sample of novae, classifying them into single-peaked and multiple-peaked morphologies. Using accurate distances from Gaia, we determine the spatial distribution of these novae by computing their heights, Z , above the Galactic plane. We show that novae exhibiting a s...

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Main Authors: Asaf Cohen, Dafne Guetta, Yael Hillman, Massimo Della Valle, Luca Izzo, Volker Perdelwitz, Mario Livio
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Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adb628
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Yael Hillman
Massimo Della Valle
Luca Izzo
Volker Perdelwitz
Mario Livio
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description We examine the light curves of a sample of novae, classifying them into single-peaked and multiple-peaked morphologies. Using accurate distances from Gaia, we determine the spatial distribution of these novae by computing their heights, Z , above the Galactic plane. We show that novae exhibiting a single peak in their light curves tend to concentrate near the Galactic plane, while those displaying multiple peaks are more homogeneously distributed, reaching heights up to 1000 pc above the plane. A K-S test rejects the null hypothesis that the two distributions originate from the same population at a significance level corresponding to 4.2 σ .
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spelling doaj-art-0ec2ac0542ef4dc08c5de9ed2246e49e2025-08-20T02:46:46ZengIOP PublishingThe Astrophysical Journal1538-43572025-01-01981219810.3847/1538-4357/adb628On the Light Curves of Disk and Bulge NovaeAsaf Cohen0https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5114-4392Dafne Guetta1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7349-1109Yael Hillman2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0023-0485Massimo Della Valle3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3142-5020Luca Izzo4Volker Perdelwitz5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6859-0882Mario Livio6Department of Physics, Ariel University , Ariel, Israel ; dafneguetta@gmail.comDepartment of Physics, Ariel University , Ariel, Israel ; dafneguetta@gmail.comDepartment of Physics, Azrieli College of Engineering , Jerusalem, IsraelDepartment of Physics, Ariel University , Ariel, Israel ; dafneguetta@gmail.com; INAF-Capodimonte , Napoli, ItalyINAF-Capodimonte , Napoli, ItalyDepartment of Earth and Planetary Science, Weizmann Institute of Science , Rehovot, IsraelDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nevada , Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USAWe examine the light curves of a sample of novae, classifying them into single-peaked and multiple-peaked morphologies. Using accurate distances from Gaia, we determine the spatial distribution of these novae by computing their heights, Z , above the Galactic plane. We show that novae exhibiting a single peak in their light curves tend to concentrate near the Galactic plane, while those displaying multiple peaks are more homogeneously distributed, reaching heights up to 1000 pc above the plane. A K-S test rejects the null hypothesis that the two distributions originate from the same population at a significance level corresponding to 4.2 σ .https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adb628Classical novae
spellingShingle Asaf Cohen
Dafne Guetta
Yael Hillman
Massimo Della Valle
Luca Izzo
Volker Perdelwitz
Mario Livio
On the Light Curves of Disk and Bulge Novae
The Astrophysical Journal
Classical novae
title On the Light Curves of Disk and Bulge Novae
title_full On the Light Curves of Disk and Bulge Novae
title_fullStr On the Light Curves of Disk and Bulge Novae
title_full_unstemmed On the Light Curves of Disk and Bulge Novae
title_short On the Light Curves of Disk and Bulge Novae
title_sort on the light curves of disk and bulge novae
topic Classical novae
url https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adb628
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