Hubble Space Telescope Cosmic Origins Spectrograph Spectroscopy of the Southern Nova-like BB Doradus in an Intermediate State

Abstract

We present a spectral analysis of the Hubble Space Telescope Cosmic Origins Spectrograph spectrum of the southern VY Scl nova-like variable BB Doradus, obtained as part of a Cycle 20 {\it HST/COS} survey of accreting white dwarfs in cataclysmic variables. BB Dor was observed with {\it COS} during an intermediate state with a low mass accretion rate, thereby allowing an estimate of the white dwarf temperature. The results of our spectral analysis show that the white dwarf is a significant far ultraviolet component with a temperature of $\sim$35,000-$\sim$50,000 K, assuming a $0.80M_{\odot }$ WD mass ($\log (g)=8.4$). The disk with a mass accretion rate of $\approx 10^{-10}{M}_{\odot }$yr${}^{-1}$ contributes about 1/5 to 1/2 of the far ultraviolet flux.

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