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Magnetic Fields and Accretion Streams in Polars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Axel D. Schwope
Axel D. Schwope*
Affiliation:
Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, 14482 Potsdam, Germany. (ASchwope@aip.de)

Abstract

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The flow of matter, the accretion geometry and the energy release in polars (AM Her binaries) are to a large extent dominated by the strong magnetic field of the accreting white dwarf. In this review I summarize the main tools used to investigate the magnetic fields and the accretion streams, using optical and X-ray spectroscopy and photometry.

Type
Polar Systems
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 158: Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects , 1996 , pp. 189 - 198
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996

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