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Binary system parameters and the hibernation model of cataclysmic variables

Journal Article · · Astrophys. J.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/165499· OSTI ID:5711232
The hibernation model, in which nova systems spend most of the time between eruptions in a state of low mass transfer rate, is examined. The binary systems more likely to undergo hibernation are determined. The predictions of the hibernation scenario are shown to be consistent with available observational data. It is shown how the hibernation scenario provides links between classical novae, dwarf novae, and novalike variables, all of which represent different stages in the cyclic evolution of the same systems. 72 references.
Research Organization:
Illinois Univ., Urbana; Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD
OSTI ID:
5711232
Journal Information:
Astrophys. J.; (United States), Journal Name: Astrophys. J.; (United States) Vol. 319; ISSN ASJOA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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