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The electron temperature of AM Herculis type systems

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We argue that the polarised optical emission from AM Herculis-type systems arises from a compact high temperature (T≳10 keV) region closely associated with the accretion shock.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia

    D. T. Wickramasinghe & S. Meggitt

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Wickramasinghe, D.T., Meggitt, S. The electron temperature of AM Herculis type systems. Astrophys Space Sci 118, 287–289 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00651137

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