Cyclotron self-absorption in accretion columns of magnetic degenerate stars

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view Abstract Citations (38) References (45) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Cyclotron self-absorption in accretion columns of magnetic degenerate stars. Chanmugam, G. ; Wagner, R. L. Abstract The maximum frequency is calculated up to which cyclotron radiation in the accretion columns of magnetic degenerate stars is self-absorbed, and the results are applied to the AM Herculis binaries. Attention is given to the emissivity for a plasma in a magnetic field, the importance of cyclotron cooling considering the effects of the strong magnetic fields in the AM Herculis binaries, and the probability that the broad-band nature of the observed polarized radiation is due to the inhomogeneity of the dipole magnetic field. Also discussed are binary X-ray systems containing magnetic neutron stars, in particular Her X-1. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: September 1979 DOI: 10.1086/157352 Bibcode: 1979ApJ...232..895C Keywords: Binary Stars; Cyclotron Radiation; Magnetic Stars; Neutron Stars; Self Absorption; Stellar Mass Accretion; X Ray Sources; Magnetic Dipoles; Optical Polarization; Polarized Radiation; Stellar Magnetic Fields; White Dwarf Stars; Astrophysics; Degenerate Stars:Polarization; Magnetic Stars:Polarization; Polarization:X-Ray Binaries full text sources ADS |