Structure of inhomogeneous accretion shocks

Details Structure of inhomogeneous accretion shocks Structure of inhomogeneous accretion shocks

Apr 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994pasau..11...61w&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Society of Australia, Proceedings, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 61-64

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Bremsstrahlung, Magnetic Stars, Shock Waves, Stellar Mass Accretion, White Dwarf Stars, Astrophysics, Cooling Flows (Astrophysics), Cyclotron Radiation, Inhomogeneity, Light Emission

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We investigate the structure of inhomogeneous accretion shocks in magnetic white dwarfs. We find that bremsstrahlung cooling still plays an important role in determining the structure of the post-shock region, even when its cooling timescale is much longer than the cyclotron cooling timescale at the shock surface. Our calculations also show that a substantial amount of the accretion energy is dissipated at the base of the post-shock region through emission of bremsstrahlung radiation.

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