X-rays from Cataclysmic Variables

(2) The Open University; (3) Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam; (4) University of Cape Town); Andrew Norton (2); Axel Schwope (3); Brian Warner (4) ((1) ESA-ESTEC; Erik Kuulkers (1)

arxiv: astro-ph/0302351 · v2 · submitted 2003-02-18 · 🌌 astro-ph

X-rays from Cataclysmic Variables

Erik Kuulkers (1) , Andrew Norton (2) , Axel Schwope (3) , Brian Warner (4) ((1) ESA-ESTEC , (2) The Open University , (3) Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam , (4) University of Cape Town) This is my paper

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Cataclysmic Variables are a distinct class of interacting binaries, transferring mass from a donor star to a degenerate accretor, a white dwarf. We here review X-ray observations of these systems, with some emphasis on what has been achieved in the last decade.

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X-rays from Cataclysmic Variables

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