NDLI: Double cyclic variations in orbital period of the eclipsing cataclysmic variable EX Dra

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Author	Han, Zhong tao Qian, Sheng bang Voloshina, Irina Zhu, Li Ying
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	EX Dra is a long-period eclipsing dwarf nova with $\sim2\mbox{--}3$ mag amplitude outbursts. This star has been monitored photometrically from November, 2009 to March, 2016 and 29 new mid-eclipse times were obtained. By using new data together with the published data, the best fit to the $O-C$ curve indicate that the orbital period of EX Dra have an upward parabolic change while undergoing double-cyclic variations with the periods of 21.4 and 3.99 years, respectively. The upward parabolic change reveals a long-term increase at a rate of $\dot{P}= {+7.46}\times10^{-11}~\mbox{s}\,\mbox{s}^{-1}$ . The evolutionary theory of cataclysmic variables (CVs) predicts that, as a CV evolves, the orbital period should be decreasing rather than increasing. Secular increase can be explained as the mass transfer between the secondary and primary or may be just an observed part of a longer cyclic change. Most plausible explanation for the double-cyclic variations is a pair of light travel-time effect via the presence of two companions. Their masses are determined to be $M_{A}\sin i'_{A}=29.3(\pm0.6) M_{Jup}$ and $M_{B}\sin i'_{B}=50.8(\pm0.2) M_{Jup}$ . When the two companions are coplanar to the orbital plane of the central eclipsing pair, their masses would match to brown dwarfs.
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ISSN	0004640X
Journal	Astrophysics and Space Science
Volume Number	362
Issue Number	6
e-ISSN	1572946X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2017-05-30
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Binaries: eclipsing Binaries: cataclysmic variables Stars: individual (EX Dra) Astrophysics and Astroparticles Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Cosmology Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) Astrobiology
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Resource Type	Article
Subject	Astronomy and Astrophysics Space and Planetary Science

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