Multiwavelength modeling the SED of supersoft X-ray sources. II. RS Ophiuchi: From the explosion to the SSS phase

• Published in: New astronomy Vol. 36; pp. 128 - 138
• Main Author: Skopal, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Binaries: symbiotic; Individual: RS Oph; Novae, cataclysmic variables; Stars: fundamental parameters; X-rays: binaries; Novae, cataclysmic variables; Binaries: symbiotic; Stars: fundamental parameters; X-rays: binaries; Individual: RS Oph

•Physical parameters of the nova RS Oph were determined from its X-ray/IR spectrum.•The model revealed the presence of a strong stellar and nebular component.•The luminosity was super-Eddington during the whole burning phase.•The high luminosity was sustained by a super-critical accretion. RS Oph is...