Image of the Dwarf Nova SS Cyg During Its February 2016 Anomalous Outburst (IMAGE)

University of Oxford

Image of the Dwarf Nova SS Cyg During Its February 2016 Anomalous Outburst

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In February 2016 the dwarf nova SS Cyg anomalous outburst lasted for more than 3 weeks. Rapid radio flaring was seen throughout the outburst and the most intriguing behavior was towards the end of the outburst, where a fast, luminous, giant flare, peaking at ~20 mJy and lasting for 15 minutes was observed. This is the first time that such a flare has been observed in SS Cyg. Rapid flares are defined as a sudden,rapid, and intense variation in brightness.

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Professor Robert Hynes, University of Louisiana

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