Gamma-ray emission from Cataclysmic variables. 1: The Compton EGRET survey

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Jan 1995

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995apj...439..322s&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 439, no. 1, p. 322-329

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Astronomical Models, Cataclysmic Variables, Gamma Rays, Radiant Flux Density, Stellar Models, Data Correlation, Energy Spectra, Gamma Ray Observatory, Spectrum Analysis, White Dwarf Stars

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We report the results of the first gamma-ray survey of cataclysmic variables (CVs) using observations obtained with the Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) instrument on the Compton Observatory. We briefly describe the theoretical models that are applicable to gamma-ray emission from CVs. These models are particularly relevant to magnetic CVs containing asynchronously rotating white dwarfs. No magnetic CV was detected with an upper limit on the flux at 1 GeV of approximately 2 x 10-8/sq cm/sec, which corresponds to an upper limit on the gamma-ray luminosity of approximately 1031 ergs/sec, assuming a typical CV distance of 100 pc.

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