What can we learn from Accretion Disc Eclipse Mapping experiments?

Abstract

The accretion disc eclipse mapping method is an astrotomographic inversion technique that makes use of the information contained in eclipse light curves to probe the structure, the spectrum and the time evolution of accretion discs in cataclysmic variables. This paper presents examples of eclipse mapping results that have been key to improve our understanding of accretion physics.

arXiv comment5 pages, 3 postscript figures, 2 links for animated gif files, coded with AN latex style file. To appear in Astron. Nachrichten

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• Physical Parameter Eclipse Mapping of the quiescent disc in V2051 Ophiuchi
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