There are many questions about the properties of Classical Novae (CNe) that remain unanswered including their use as distance indicators and the possible relationship between the nova rate in a host galaxy and its Hubble type. To answer these and other questions the Liverpool Telescope Extragalactic Nova Survey, LENS, the largest dedicated CNe search, was undertaken to observe M81, M64 and NGC2403. LENS made of difference imaging techniques to increase the sensitivity of the survey and to allow variables to be sampled in areas of high surface brightness, which would not have been possible to observe using standard photometric techniques. Unidentified problems with the technique resulted in difference image lightcurves that were of insufficient quality to identify CNe within the dataset. Unsuccessful remedial action was undertaken to improve the quality of the difference image lightcurves.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:497004 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Black, Diego T. R. |
| Publisher | Liverpool John Moores University |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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