J. U. Ness
European Space Agency
18 Papers
295 Citations
J. U. Ness is an academic researcher from European Space Agency. The author has contributed to research in topics: White dwarf & Supernova. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 18 publications.
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Papers
The Super-Soft X-ray Phase of Nova RS Ophiuchi 2006
J. P. Osborne,K. L. Page,A. P. Beardmore,M. F. Bode,M. R. Goad,Tim O'Brien,Sumner Starrfield,Thomas Rauch,J. U. Ness,J. Krautter,G. J. Schwarz,D. N. Burrows,N. Gehrels,J. J. Drake,A. Evans,S. P. S. Eyres +15 more
TL;DR: Swift X-ray observations of the ~60 day super-soft phase of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi 2006 show the progress of nuclear burning on the white dwarf in exquisite detail.
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M31N 2008-12a - the remarkable recurrent nova in M31: Pan-chromatic observations of the 2015 eruption
M. J. Darnley,Martin Henze,M. F. Bode,Izumi Hachisu,M. Hernanz,Kamil Hornoch,Rebekah Hounsell,Mariko Kato,J. U. Ness,J. P. Osborne,K. L. Page,Valério A. R. M. Ribeiro,Pablo Rodríguez-Gil,A. W. Shafter,Michael M. Shara,Iain A. Steele,Steven Williams,Akira Arai,Iair Arcavi,E. A. Barsukova,P. Boumis,Tianran Chen,S. N. Fabrika,J. Figueira,X. Gao,N. Gehrels,P. Godon,V. P. Goranskij,D. J. Harman,D. H. Hartmann,Griffin Hosseinzadeh,J. Chuck Horst,K. Itagaki,Jordi José,F. Kabashima,Amanpreet Kaur,N. Kawai,J. A. Kennea,S. Kiyota,Hana Kučáková,K. M. Lau,Hiroyuki Maehara,H. Naito,K. Nakajima,K. Nishiyama,Tim O'Brien,R. M. Quimby,Gloria Sala,Y. Sano,Edward M. Sion,A. F. Valeev,F. Watanabe,Makoto Watanabe,B. F. Williams,Z. Xu +54 more
TL;DR: The Andromeda Galaxy recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a had been observed in eruption ten times, including yearly eruptions from 2008-2014 as mentioned in this paper, with a measured recurrence period of $P_\mathrm{rec}=351\pm13$ days (we believe the true value to be half of this) and a white dwarf very close to the Chandrasekhar limit.
From X-ray dips to eclipse: Witnessing disk reformation in the recurrent nova USco
J. U. Ness,B. E. Schaefer,A. Dobrotka,Aleksander Sadowski,J. J. Drake,R. Barnard,A. Talavera,Rosario Gonzalez-Riestra,K. L. Page,M. Hernanz,Gloria Sala,S. G. Starrfield +11 more
Abstract: The 10th recorded outburst of the recurrent eclipsing nova USco was observed simultaneously in X-ray, UV, and optical by XMM-Newton on days 22.9 and 34.9 after outburst. Two full passages of the companion in front of the nova ejecta were observed, witnessing the reformation of the accretion disk. On day 22.9, we observed smooth eclipses in UV and optical but deep dips in the X-ray light curve which disappeared by day 34.9, then yielding clean eclipses in all bands. X-ray dips can be caused by clumpy absorbing material that intersects the line of sight while moving along highly elliptical trajectories. Cold material from the companion could explain the absence of dips in UV and optical light. The disappearance of X-ray dips before day 34.9 implies significant progress in the formation of the disk. The X-ray spectra contain photospheric continuum emission plus strong emission lines, but no clear absorption lines. Both continuum and emission lines in the X-ray spectra indicate a temperature increase from day 22.9 to day 34.9. We find clear evidence in the spectra and light curves for Thompson scattering of the photospheric emission from the white dwarf. Photospheric absorption lines can be smeared out during scattering in a plasma of fast electrons. We also find spectral signatures of resonant line scattering that lead to the observation of the strong emission lines. Their dominance could be a general phenomenon in high-inclination systems such as Cal87.
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XMM-Newton X-ray and UV observations of the fast nova V2491 Cyg during the supersoft source phase
J. U. Ness,J. P. Osborne,A. Dobrotka,K. L. Page,J. J. Drake,Ciro Pinto,R. G. Detmers,G. J. Schwarz,M. F. Bode,A. P. Beardmore,S. G. Starrfield,M. Hernanz,Gloria Sala,J. Krautter,Chick E Woodward +14 more
TL;DR: In this article, two XMM observations of the fast classical nova V2491Cyg were carried out on days 39.93 and 49.62 after discovery, during the supersoft source (SSS) phase, yielding simultaneous X-ray and UV light curves and high-resolution Xray spectra.
Swift X-ray and UV monitoring of the Classical Nova V458 Vul (Nova Vul 2007)
J. U. Ness,Jeremy J. Drake,A. P. Beardmore,David Boyd,M. F. Bode,Steve Brady,Phil Evans,Boris T. Gaensicke,Shunji Kitamoto,Christian Knigge,Ian Miller,J. P. Osborne,K. L. Page,Pablo Rodríguez-Gil,G. J. Schwarz,B. Staels,D. Steeghs,Dai Takei,Masahiro Tsujimoto,Roger Wesson,A. A. Zijlstra +20 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the highly variable X-ray and UV emission of V458 Vul (Nova Vul 2007), observed by Swift between 1 and 422 days after outburst.