The Emission from Post-Shock Flows in mCVs

Abstract

We re-examine the vertical structure of the post-shock flow in the accretion region of mCVs, and the X-ray emission as a function of height. We then predict X-ray light curves and phase-resolved spectra, taking into account the vertical structure, examine the implications and check whether the predicted heights are compatible with observation.

6 pages, to be published in the Proc of the Symp. to mark the 60th birthday of Brian Warner

References in corpus (1)

• Effects of Gravity on the Structure of Postshock Accretion Flows in Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables

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