Dhillon, V.S. and Watson, C.A. (2001) Imaging the secondary stars in cataclysmic variables. Astrotomography, 573. pp. 94-118. ISSN 0075-8450
Abstract
The secondary, Roche-lobe filling stars in cataclysmic variables (CVs) are key to our understanding of the origin, evolution and behaviour of this class of interacting binary. We review the basic properties of the secondary stars in CVs and the observational and analysis methods required to detect them. We then describe the various astro-tomographic techniques which can be used to map the surface intensity distribution of the secondary star, culminating in a detailed explanation of Roche tomography. We conclude with a summary of the most important results obtained to date and future prospects.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2001 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Lecture Notes in Physics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | astro-ph; astro-ph |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 17 May 2017 15:45 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2017 02:58 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45339-3_8 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/3-540-45339-3_8 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:107629 |