T CrB: Radio Observations During the 2016--2017 "Super-Active" State

Justin D. Linford, Laura Chomiuk, Jennifer L Sokoloski, Jennifer H. S. Weston, Alxander J. van der Horst, Koji Mukai, Paul Barret, Amy J. Mioduszewski, Michael Rupen

Published 2019-09-30Version 1

We obtained radio observations of the symbiotic binary and known recurrent nova T Coronae Borealis following a period of increased activity in the optical and X-ray bands. A comparison of our observations with those made prior to 2015 indicates that the system is in a state of higher emission in the radio as well. The spectral energy distributions are consistent with optically thick thermal bremsstrahlung emission from a photoionized source. Our observations indicate that the system was in a state of increased ionization in the companion wind, possibly driven by an increase in accretion rate, with the radio photosphere located well outside the binary system.