Optical spectroscopic and photometric classification of the X-ray transient EP240309a (EP J115415.8−501810) as an intermediate polar
(2024)
Journal Article
Potter, S. B., Buckley, D. A. H., Scaringi, S., Monageng, I. M., Egbo, O. D., Charles, P. A., …Hlakola, M. (2024). Optical spectroscopic and photometric classification of the X-ray transient EP240309a (EP J115415.8−501810) as an intermediate polar. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 532(1), L21-L26. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slae038
We report on optical follow-up observations of an X-ray source initially detected by the Einstein Probe mission. Our investigations categorize the source as an intermediate polar, a class of magnetic cataclysmic variables, exhibiting an orbital perio... Read More about Optical spectroscopic and photometric classification of the X-ray transient EP240309a (EP J115415.8−501810) as an intermediate polar.