Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 1998
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998mnras.293..222c&link_type=abstract
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 293, p. 222
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
67
White Dwarf Stars, Cataclysmic Variables, Stellar Temperature, Ginga Satellite, Satellite Observation, Magnetic Stars, Accretion Disks, X Ray Stars, Novae, Stellar Mass
Scientific paper
One method of obtaining the mass of the white dwarf in magnetic cataclysmic variables (mCVs) is through their hard X-ray spectra. However, previous mass estimates using this method give lower limits because the temperature of the plasma in the post-shock region (where the hard X-rays are emitted) is lower than the temperature of the shock itself. In AM Her systems, the additional cooling of the post-shock plasma by cyclotron emission will further lower the derived mass. Here we present estimates of the masses of the white dwarf in 13 mCVs derived using Ginga data and a model in which X-rays are emitted from a multitemperature emission region with the appropriate temperature and density profile. We include in the model reflection from the surface of the white dwarf and a partially ionized absorber. We are able to achieve good fits to the data. We compare the derived masses with previous estimates and the masses for larger samples of isolated white dwarfs and those in CVs.
Cropper Mark
Ramsay Gavin
Wu Kinwah
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