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White dwarf heating and the ultraviolet flux in dwarf novaeThe heating of the outer layers of the white dwarf which is likely to occur during a dwarf nova outburst is investigated. It is shown that the decline in IUE flux, observed during quiescent intervals in the dwarf novae VW Hydri and WX Hydri, may be due to the outer layers cooling off once the heat source is removed. The calculations here assume uniformity of the heat source over the white dwarf surface. This is unlikely to be realized from disk accretion, and discussion is made of what further calculations are required.
Document ID
19880039642
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Pringle, J. E.
(Lick Observatory Santa Cruz, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
February 15, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: Royal Astronomical Society, Monthly Notices
Volume: 230
ISSN: 0035-8711
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
88A26869
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NCA2-65
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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