TY - JOUR
T1 - Gamma-ray observations of Nova Sgr 2015 No. 2 with INTEGRAL
AU - Siegert, Thomas
AU - Coc, Alain
AU - Delgado, Laura
AU - Diehl, Roland
AU - Greiner, Jochen
AU - Hernanz, Margarita
AU - Jean, Pierre
AU - José, Jordi
AU - Molaro, Paolo
AU - Pleintinger, Moritz M.M.
AU - Savchenko, Volodymyr
AU - Starrfield, Sumner
AU - Tatischeff, Vincent
AU - Weinberger, Christoph
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknolw edgements. This research was supported by the German DFG cluster of excellence “Origin and Structure of the Universe”. The INTEGRAL/SPI project has been completed under the responsibility and leadership of CNES; we are grateful to ASI, CEA, CNES, DLR, ESA, INTA, NASA, and OSTC for support of this ESA space science mission. LD and MH acknowledge support from the Spanish MINECO grant ESP2015-66134-R and FEDER funds. J.J. acknowledges support from the Spanish MINECO through grant AYA2014-59084-P, the EU FEDER funds, and the AGAUR/Generalitat de Catalunya grant SGR0038/2014. S.S. acknowledges partial support from NSF, NASA, and HST grants to ASU. T.S. thanks Francesco Berlato for Fermi/LAT analysis of the candidate events.
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Context. INTEGRAL observed Nova Sgr 2015 No. 2 (V5668 Sgr) around the time of its optical emission maximum on 21 March 2015. Studies at UV wavelengths showed spectral lines of freshly produced 7 Be. This could also be measurable in gamma rays at 478 keV from the decay to 7 Li. Novae are also expected to synthesise 22 Na which decays to 22 Ne, emitting a 1275 keV photon. About one week before the optical maximum, a strong gamma-ray flash on timescales of hours is expected from short-lived radioactive nuclei such as 13 N and 18 F. These nuclei are β + -unstable, and should yield emission of up to 511 keV, but this emission has never been observed from any nova. Aims. The SPectrometer on INTEGRAL (SPI) pointed towards V5668 Sgr by chance. We use these observations to search for possible gamma-ray emission of decaying 7 Be, and to directly measure the synthesised mass during explosive burning. We also aim to constrain possible burst-like emission days to weeks before the optical maximum using the SPI anticoincidence shield (ACS), i.e. at times when SPI was not pointing to the source. Methods. We extracted spectral and temporal information to determine the fluxes of gamma-ray lines at 478 keV, 511 keV, and 1275 keV. Using distance and radioactive decay, a measured flux converts into the 7 Be amount produced in the nova. The SPI-ACS rates are analysed for burst-like emission using a nova model light curve. For the obtained nova flash candidate events, we discuss possible origins using directional, spectral, and temporal information. Results. No significant excess for the 478 keV, the 511 keV, or the 1275 keV lines is found. Our upper limits (3σ) on the synthesised 7 Be and 22 Na mass depend on the uncertainties of the distance to V5668 Sgr: the 7 Be mass is constrained to less than 4.8 × 10− 9 (dkpc −1 ) 2 M, and the 22 Na mass to less than 2.4 × 10− 8 (dkpc −1 ) 2 M. For the 7 Be mass estimate from UV studies, the distance to V5668 Sgr must be greater than 1.2 kpc (3σ). During the three weeks before the optical maximum, we find 23 burst-like events in the ACS rate, of which 6 could possibly be associated with V5668.
AB - Context. INTEGRAL observed Nova Sgr 2015 No. 2 (V5668 Sgr) around the time of its optical emission maximum on 21 March 2015. Studies at UV wavelengths showed spectral lines of freshly produced 7 Be. This could also be measurable in gamma rays at 478 keV from the decay to 7 Li. Novae are also expected to synthesise 22 Na which decays to 22 Ne, emitting a 1275 keV photon. About one week before the optical maximum, a strong gamma-ray flash on timescales of hours is expected from short-lived radioactive nuclei such as 13 N and 18 F. These nuclei are β + -unstable, and should yield emission of up to 511 keV, but this emission has never been observed from any nova. Aims. The SPectrometer on INTEGRAL (SPI) pointed towards V5668 Sgr by chance. We use these observations to search for possible gamma-ray emission of decaying 7 Be, and to directly measure the synthesised mass during explosive burning. We also aim to constrain possible burst-like emission days to weeks before the optical maximum using the SPI anticoincidence shield (ACS), i.e. at times when SPI was not pointing to the source. Methods. We extracted spectral and temporal information to determine the fluxes of gamma-ray lines at 478 keV, 511 keV, and 1275 keV. Using distance and radioactive decay, a measured flux converts into the 7 Be amount produced in the nova. The SPI-ACS rates are analysed for burst-like emission using a nova model light curve. For the obtained nova flash candidate events, we discuss possible origins using directional, spectral, and temporal information. Results. No significant excess for the 478 keV, the 511 keV, or the 1275 keV lines is found. Our upper limits (3σ) on the synthesised 7 Be and 22 Na mass depend on the uncertainties of the distance to V5668 Sgr: the 7 Be mass is constrained to less than 4.8 × 10− 9 (dkpc −1 ) 2 M, and the 22 Na mass to less than 2.4 × 10− 8 (dkpc −1 ) 2 M. For the 7 Be mass estimate from UV studies, the distance to V5668 Sgr must be greater than 1.2 kpc (3σ). During the three weeks before the optical maximum, we find 23 burst-like events in the ACS rate, of which 6 could possibly be associated with V5668.
KW - Abundances
KW - Cataclysmic variables
KW - Gamma rays: general
KW - Novae
KW - Nuclear reactions
KW - Nucleosynthesis
KW - Techniques: spectroscopic
KW - White dwarfs
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U2 - 10.1051/0004-6361/201732514
DO - 10.1051/0004-6361/201732514
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85062437159
SN - 0004-6361
VL - 615
JO - Astronomy and Astrophysics
JF - Astronomy and Astrophysics
M1 - A107
ER -