Accretion onto the surface of a white dwarf typically generates supersoft X-ray emission and broad emission lines due to nuclear fusion. ASASSN-16oh exhibits no visible broad lines, implying there is no surface fusion, and instead, a belt around the dwarf called a spreading layer is the source of the supersoft X-ray emission.
- Thomas J. Maccarone
- Thomas J. Nelson
- Krzysztof Ulaczyk