Unveiling Accreting White Dwarf Binariesin Hard X-Ray Surveys
Abstract
Among hard X-ray sources detected in the INTEGRAL/IBIS and Swift/BAT surveys, those identified as accreting white dwarf binaries recently boosted in number, representing ∼ 20% of the Galactic sample. The majority are identified as Cataclysmic Variables with magnetic white dwarf primaries suggesting that this subclass could be an important costituent of the galactic population of X-ray sources. In this paper I present the results of an on-going follow-up progamme in the X-rays aiming at identifying the true nature of newly discovered sources.
- Publication:
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The Universe of Digital Sky Surveys
- Pub Date:
- 2016
- DOI:
- 10.1007/978-3-319-19330-4_40
- Bibcode:
- 2016ASSP...42..257D
- Keywords:
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- Physics