Abstract The properties of the accretion stream and the X-ray emission region in AM Herculis binaries are reviewed. Special emphasis is given to the geometry of the accretion region and a discussion of the “soft X-ray excess”.


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    Title :

    X-ray properties of AM Herculis binaries


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 8 , 2-3 ; 283-292


    Publication date :

    1988-01-01


    Size :

    10 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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