Accreting White Dwarfs

Contributor: J. Heise

• General considerations
  • Non-magnetic disk accreting white dwarfs (Dwarf Novae).
  • Polars or AM Her systems.
  • Intermediate polars and DQ Her systems.
  • The iron line feature between 6 and 7 keV.
• A core program for CVs
  • Study of the hard X-ray spectra of the brightest systems.
  • Study of the prototype AM Her.
  • Photometry and orbital lightcurves of polars.
  • Search for QPOs in intermediate polars.
  • Time delay in optical, UV and X-rays of dwarf novae in outburst.
  • Photometry and orbital light curves of dwarf novae (interoutburst).
  • Search for white dwarf rotation in dwarf novae.
  • Search for wind-related effects.
• References