X-ray observations of cataclysmic variables
Cataclysmic variables are close binary systems where mass is accreted onto a white dwarf through an accretion disc. Approximately half the gravitational energy in the disc is released in a boundary layer as X-rays. X-rays originate from matter under the extreme and energetic conditions and provide a...
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University of Warwick
2010
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.526177 |