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SIMULATED IMPACTS TO NON-MAGNETIC CATACLYSMIC VARIABLE DISKS

  • MONTGOMERY, M.M. (University of Central Florida, Physics Department) ;
  • HOWELL, N. (University of Central Florida, Physics Department) ;
  • SCHWARZ, C. (University of Central Florida, Physics Department)
  • Received : 2014.11.30
  • Accepted : 2015.06.30
  • Published : 2015.09.30
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Abstract

Dust has recently been found to be prevalent in compact binaries such as non-magnetic Cataclysmic Variable systems. As a possible source of this dust is from solid bodies, we explore impacts to non-magnetic Cataclysmic Variable disks. We use three-dimensional Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamic simulations to search for impact signatures. From injections of whole bodies to these disks, we find pulse shapes in simulated bolometric light curves that resemble impact flashes in the light curves of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 event. As a result, we tentatively identify these light curve shapes as signatures of impacts.

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