X-Ray Pulsations in the Supersoft X-Ray Binary CAL 83

Abstract

X-ray data reveal that the supersoft X-ray binary CAL 83 exhibits 38.4 minute pulsations at some epochs. These X-ray variations are similar to those found in some novae and are likely to be caused by nonradial pulsations the white dwarf. This is the first detection of pulsations in a classical supersoft X-ray binary. Published in: Astron.J.131:600-602,2006