The X-ray light curves of AM Herculis systems

Details The X-ray light curves of AM Herculis systems The X-ray light curves of AM Herculis systems

Nov 1988

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (ISSN 0035-8711), vol. 235, Nov. 15, 1988, p. 433-439. Research supported by U

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Accretion Disks, Cataclysmic Variables, Cosmic X Rays, Light Curve, White Dwarf Stars, Emission Spectra, Magnetic Stars, Photosphere, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Mass Accretion

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The inhomogeneous accretion model of Kuijpers and Pringle (1982) is used to study the X-ray light curves of AM Her. It is demonstrated that the soft X-ray light curve of AM Her at both normal and anomalous epochs can be explained by the model, with the form depending on the separation and number of dense, soft X-ray producing blobs accreting instantaneously. A strict hierarchy is identified between the instantaneous area accreting dense blots, the effective area radiating most of the accretion luminosity as soft X-rays, the total zone area over which the blobs are scattered, and the white dwarf surface area.

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