Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory studies of supersoft novae

Abstract

The rapid response capabilities of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, together with the daily planning of its observing schedule, make it an ideal mission for following novae in the X-ray and UV bands, particularly during their early phases of rapid evolution and throughout the supersoft source interval. Many novae, both classical and recurrent, have been extensively monitored by Swift throughout their supersoft phase and later decline. We collect here results from observations of novae with outbursts which occurred between the start of 2006 and the end of 2017.

arXiv comment54 pages, 33 figure panels, 2 tables. To be published in a Special Issue of Advances in Space Research, entitled "Nova Eruptions, Cataclysmic Variables and Related Systems: observational vs theoretical challenges in the 2020 era", following COSPAR 2018

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