New insight into the spatial distribution of novae in M31

Kazuhito Hatano; David Branch; Adam Fisher; Sumner Starrfield

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New insight into the spatial distribution of novae in M31

Kazuhito Hatano, David Branch, Adam Fisher, Sumner Starrfield

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Abstract

We use a Monte Carlo technique together with a simple model for the distribution of dust in M31 to investigate the observability and spatial distribution of classical novae in M31. By comparing our model positions of novae to the observed positions, we conclude that most M31 novae come from the disk population, rather than from the bulge population as has been thought. Our results indicate that the M31 bulge-to-disk nova ratio is as low as, or lower than, the M31 bulge-to-disk mass ratio.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	L45-L48
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	487
Issue number	1 PART II
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/310862
State	Published - 1997

Keywords

Dust, extinction
Galaxies: individual (M31)
Novae, cataclysmic variables

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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New insight into the spatial distribution of novae in M31

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