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An Investigation of Radio Emission in Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2016
Abstract
The origin of radio emission in magnetic CVs is a long standing problem without a satisfactory solution. We review the radio observations of both non-magnetic and magnetic CVs and discuss possible emission mechanisms. We pose the following questions: Is the presence of a magnetic white dwarf a necessary condition for radio emission? Is there a single cause for the radio emission or are there several radio emission mechanisms? We revisit the suggestion that asynchronism or at least the lack of strict magnetic locking might be a necessary condition for radio emission.
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- Part 4. Asynchronous Systems
- Information
- International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 190: Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables , 2004 , pp. 237 - 242
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- Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004
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