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srodney tweaks to RN discussion
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a more complete description of the operations of the FrontierSN
program, see \citet{Rodney:2015a}.
\subsection{X-ray
Non-detections}\label{Xray} Non-detections}\label{sec:Xray}
The MACS0416 field was observed by the SWIFT X-Ray Telescope (XRT) and
UltraViolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) in April 2013. No source was
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this M31 record-holder demonstrates that very rapid recurrence is
possible, classifying \spock as a RN would still require a very
extreme mass transfer rate to accommodate the $<1$ year recurrence.
The non-detection of the \spock events in x-ray imaging from the
Chandra space telescope (Methods~\ref{sec:Xray}) is also problematic
for the RN scenario, as the optical emission of a nova is commonly
followed by a supersoft x-ray phase that can last months to years
\citep[e.g.]{Hachisu:2006}.
Another major concern with the RN hypothesis is that the
two \spock events are substantially brighter than all known novae --
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away from the other \spock position, which makes that second event
{\it more inconsistent} with observed nova peak luminosities.
As described in Section \ref{sec:MicroLensing}, modified lens models
may allow for two critical curves crossing the host arc close to the
\spock events. This would make the RN hypothesis more plausible as
the inferred lensing magnification would simultaneously increase for
both \spockone and \spocktwo, thereby bringing the intrinsic
luminosity of both events into line with the expectations for a
rapidly recurrent nova.
The combination of a rapid recurrence timescale and unusually high
peak luminosity for the \spock events is at odds with theoretical
expectations and empirical constraints for RNe (see Methods section
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strictly ruled out, we can deduce that if the \spock transients are
caused by a single RN system, then that progenitor system would be the
most extreme white dwarf binary system yet known.
% As discussed above, modified lens models may allow for two critical
% curves crossing the host arc close to the \spock events
% (Methods~\ref{sec:Microlensing}). This would make the RN hypothesis
% more plausible as the inferred lensing magnification would
% simultaneously increase for both \spockone and \spocktwo, thereby
% bringing the intrinsic luminosity of both events into line with the
% expectations for a rapidly recurrent nova. This would, however,
% require substantial fine-tuning of the lens models in order to
% accommodate multiple critical curves that still map the spock events
% back to the same location on the source plane.
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