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EUV and FUV Observations of Cataclysmic Variables

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

R.S. Polidan  and
T.E. Carone
R.S. Polidan
Affiliation:
University of Arizona, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
T.E. Carone
Affiliation:
University of Arizona, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.

Abstract

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In this paper we present recent results from a continuing investigation of cataclysmic variables in the 500 to 1700 A region with the Voyager ultraviolet spectrometers. Observations of outbursts show a substantial delay (~0.5 day) in the rise to maximum in the FUV (912–1200 Å) with respect to optical wavelengths. Both FUV and optical light decline simultaneously. Flux distributions show a significant flattening in the FUV and with the possible exception of CPD-48 1577 no EUV flux has been observed in any catalclysmic variable. CPD-48 1577 shows a marginal, 2 σ EUV flux.

Type
III. UV and X-Ray Observations
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 93: Cataclysmic Variables: Recent Multi-Frequency Observations and Theoretical Developments , 1987 , pp. 235 - 238
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987

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