Satellite observations of cataclysmic variables

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Jul 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982s%26t....64...25m&link_type=abstract

Sky and Telescope, vol. 63, July 1982, p. 25-29.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Dwarf Novae, Satellite Observation, Spaceborne Astronomy, Variable Stars, Binary Stars, Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation, Heao, Iue, Magnetic Stars, Novae, Stellar Mass Accretion, Stellar Winds, Uhuru Satellite, White Dwarf Stars, X Ray Sources

Scientific paper

The nature of cataclysmic variables (CVs) is discussed and the results of various satellite observations of CVs are assessed. In the early 1970, the dwarf nova EX Hydrae was discovered by Uhuru, and Ariel 5 and HEAO 1 confirmed U Geminorum and SS Cygni as hard X-ray sources. The Einstein satellite in the late 1970s found large numbers of CVs, enabling the study of their energy output in a wide range of spectral bands. The IUE confirmed the thermonuclear nature of classical novae and studied high-velocity winds in dwarf novae. X-ray observations also resulted in the discovery of magnetic variables, whose nature is discussed.

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