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A study of outburst activity of Z and in 2000–2010

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We present the results of our study of the classical symbiotic star Z And during its period of activity in 2000–2010. In this period, the system experienced a series of six outbursts, for three of which high-resolution spectra were obtained and analyzed. These observations provided information about the system’s behavior during the entire activity period, rather than during an individual outburst. In particular, we found a fundamental difference between the first outburst, which initiated the activity period, and subsequent outbursts, namely, the presence of bipolar collimated optical outflows for some of the outbursts. We propose a model that can explain all the spectroscopic phenomena observed during this series of outbursts, as well as previous series of outbursts of Z And, and suggest that similar scenarios may be valid for other classical symbiotic stars.

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    N. A. Tomov & M. T. Tomova

  2. Institute of Astronomy, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Pyatnitskaya 48, Moscow, 119017, Russia

    D. V. Bisikalo & E. Yu. Kil’pio

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Original Russian Text © N.A. Tomov, D.V. Bisikalo, M.T. Tomova, E.Yu. Kil’pio, 2010, published in Astronomicheskiĭ Zhurnal, 2010, Vol. 87, No. 7, pp. 686–703.

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Tomov, N.A., Bisikalo, D.V., Tomova, M.T. et al. A study of outburst activity of Z and in 2000–2010. Astron. Rep. 54, 628–644 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063772910070073

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