A cataclysmic variable is a binary system containing a white dwarf which accretes material from a secondary star through the Roche lobe mechanism. Systems observed at large inclination angles offer the possibility to locate the the X-ray emitting region thus allowing to study the behaviour of systems accreting matter in extreme conditions. We briefly review the main properties of a cataclysmic variable and focus on the information possibly derived by high energy observations.
X-rays from eclipsing cataclysmic variable systems: the eclipse profile
NUCITA, Achille
;DE PAOLIS, Francesco;INGROSSO, Gabriele
2012-01-01
Abstract
A cataclysmic variable is a binary system containing a white dwarf which accretes material from a secondary star through the Roche lobe mechanism. Systems observed at large inclination angles offer the possibility to locate the the X-ray emitting region thus allowing to study the behaviour of systems accreting matter in extreme conditions. We briefly review the main properties of a cataclysmic variable and focus on the information possibly derived by high energy observations.File in questo prodotto:
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