THE X-RAY-PROPERTIES OF AM CANUM-VENATICORUM

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ULLA, A [1 ]
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[1] INTA, ASTROFIS ESPACIAL & FIS FUNDAMENTAL LAB, E-28080 MADRID, SPAIN
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STARS; AM CVN; CATACLYSMIC VARIABLES; X-RAYS;
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P1 [天文学];
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摘要
Archival X-ray observations of AM CVn are analysed and the obtained results are presented. Its once reported Ariel V hard X-ray emission detection is discarded in the light of the new data. In particular, soft X-rays are unambiguously detected for the first time by the ROSAT Satellite. X-ray luminosities of the order of only 10(29) erg s(-1) are derived, posing some constraints on the possible nature of AM CVn. The implications following our analysis are discussed in the cataclysmic variables' context.
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