Abstract
The cataclysmic variable star EX Hydrae has been observed with the High Resolution Imager (HRI) and the Imaging Proportional Counter (IPC) onboard the Einstein Observatory. The X-ray position is coincident within 3 arcsec of the optical position as measured on Schmidt survey plates. During a 15 1/2 hour observation with IPC we have searched for a modulation of the X-ray flux. Strong evidence for a 67 min period (one of two known optical periods) has been found in the energy range 0.1-3.5 keV with the IPC. The time dependence of modulations is used to discuss a model and evolutionary status of this close binary system.
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