X-ray Luminosities of Optically-Selected Cataclysmic Variables and Application to the Galactic Ridge X-ray Emission
arXiv:1301.1213 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stt025
Abstract
By studying Swift X-ray spectra of an optically-selected, non-magnetic sample of nearby cataclysmic variables (CVs), we show that there is a population with X-ray luminosity much lower than accounted for in existing studies. We find an average 0.5-10.0 keV luminosity of $8\times10^{29}\ergps$ which is an order of magnitude lower than observed in previous samples. Looking at the co-added X-ray spectrum of twenty CVs, we show that the spectral properties of this optically-selected, low X-ray luminosity sample -- likely characteristic of the dominant population of CVs -- resembles that of their brighter counterpart, as well as the X-ray emission originating in the Galactic ridge. It is argued that if the space density of CVs is greater than the current estimates, as it is indeed predicted by population synthesis models, then CVs can significantly contribute to the Galactic ridge emission.
Accepted for publication in MNRAS, 8 pages, 5 figures
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