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SS Cygni in outburst and quiescence

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EXOSAT has been used to carry out a series of observations of the dwarf nova SS Cygni covering both quiescent and outburst states which provide a detailed picture of its behaviour at X-ray wavelengths. These results provide strong support for a new coronal model for the X-ray emission from non-magnetic white dwarf systems.

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  1. X-ray Astronomy Group, Physics Department, University of Leicester, LE1 7RH, Leicester

    M. G. Watson

  2. Astronomy Department, University of Leicester, LE1 7RH, Leicester

    A. R. King

  3. Space Research Utrecht, 3527, HS Utrecht, The Netherlands

    J. Heise

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Watson, M.G., King, A.R. & Heise, J. SS Cygni in outburst and quiescence. Space Sci Rev 40, 127–133 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00212875

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