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20102018
most citedOn the Progenitors of Galactic Novae

87 citations · 647 across the 19 of their papers we have counts for

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astro-ph.SR2018★ 36 cited

Breaking the habit - the peculiar 2016 eruption of the unique recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a

M. Henze, M. J. Darnley, S. C. Williams +70

Since its discovery in 2008, the Andromeda galaxy nova M31N 2008-12a has been observed in eruption every single year. This unprecedented frequency indicates an extreme object, with…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 42 cited

A Recurrent Nova Super-Remnant in the Andromeda Galaxy

M. J. Darnley, R. Hounsell, T. J. O'Brien +11

Here we report that the most rapidly recurring nova, M31N 2008-12a, which erupts annually, is surrounded by a "nova super-remnant" which demonstrates that M31N 2008-12a has erupted…

astro-ph.SR2017★ 19 cited

No Neon, but Jets in the Remarkable Recurrent Nova M31N 2008-12a? - Hubble Space Telescope Spectroscopy of the 2015 Eruption

M. J. Darnley, R. Hounsell, P. Godon +14

The 2008 discovery of an eruption of M31N 2008-12a began a journey on which the true nature of this remarkable recurrent nova continues to be revealed. M31N 2008-12a contains a whi…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 33 cited

Inflows, Outflows, and a Giant Donor in the Remarkable Recurrent Nova M31N 2008-12a? - Hubble Space Telescope Photometry of the 2015 Eruption

M. J. Darnley, R. Hounsell, P. Godon +14

The recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a experiences annual eruptions, contains a near-Chandrasekhar mass white dwarf, and has the largest mass accretion rate in any nova system. In this p…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 1 cited

M31N 2008-12a - The Remarkable Recurrent Nova in M31

M. J. Darnley

M31N 2008-12a is a remarkable recurrent nova within the Andromeda Galaxy. With eleven eruptions now identified, including eight in the past eight years, the system exhibits a recur…

astro-ph.SR2016★ 72 cited

M31N 2008-12a - the remarkable recurrent nova in M31: Pan-chromatic observations of the 2015 eruption

M. J. Darnley, M. Henze, M. F. Bode +52

The Andromeda Galaxy recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a had been observed in eruption ten times, including yearly eruptions from 2008-2014. With a measured recurrence period of $P_\mathr…