The remarkable system AM Herculis/3U 1809+50. II. A single accretion column model.
Abstract
A model for AM Herculis in which the X-radiation, optical radiation, and polarized optical radiation arise in a single accretion column is presented. The coincidence of the primary optical minimum with the standstill in the fractional circular polarization and the X-ray maximum is explained as caused by cyclotron self-absorption. The relationship of AM Her to VV Puppis and AN Ursae Majoris is briefly discussed.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- June 1978
- DOI:
- 10.1086/156181
- Bibcode:
- 1978ApJ...222..641C
- Keywords:
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- Binary Stars;
- Light Emission;
- Polarized Light;
- Stellar Mass Accretion;
- Stellar Spectrophotometry;
- X Ray Sources;
- Circular Polarization;
- Linear Polarization;
- Stellar Magnetic Fields;
- Stellar Models;
- White Dwarf Stars;
- Astrophysics;
- Binaries:Models