Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-10-07
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
11 pages, to appear in The astrophysics of cataclysmic variables and related objects, ASP Conf. Ser., eds. J.M. Hameury and J.
Scientific paper
Outflows in the form of fast winds from the accretion disk appear in nearly all high accretion rate cataclysmic variables (CVs), both novalikes (NLs) and dwarf novae in outburst (DN). The primary signatures of CV winds are broad, blueshifted absorption features and P Cygni profiles that appear in the ionized metal lines of lower inclination systems and the broad emission lines that appear in eclipsing systems. Much progress has been made in our understanding of the structure and behavior of CV outflows based on data obtained with X-ray, EUV, and UV telescopes and the kinematical models developed to fit the observations. Our current picture of CV outflows is that they are bipolar, rotating winds driven off the accretion disk primarily by radiative line driving from disk, boundary layer, and white dwarf radiation. Other mechanical forces may play a role in the formation of CV winds. The winds are highly turbulent and show complex vertical and azimuthal structure. Future work will focus on determining the physical, thermal and ionization structure of the winds and probing the mechanisms that govern wind formation and behavior.
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