Published January 1, 1987 | Version v1
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On the flickering of hot spots in cataclysmic variables

Creators

  • 1. Manchester Univ. (UK). Schuster Lab.

Description

A flickering point source inside a scattering cloud will have its higher flicker frequencies attenuated because of delays caused by multiple scattering of photons in the cloud. The effect of this on the flicker spectrum of a cataclysmic variable is considered. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.
Journal Volume
224
Journal Issue
1
Series
Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.
Journal Page Range
227-229
ISSN
0035-8711
CODEN
MNRAA

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
18054128
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
COSMIC GASES; ERUPTIVE VARIABLE STARS; FLUCTUATIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HOT SPOTS; MULTIPLE SCATTERING; PHOTON EMISSION; SIMULATION
Descriptors DEC
BINARY STARS; EMISSION; FLUIDS; GASES; INTEGRAL TRANSFORMATIONS; SCATTERING; STARS; TRANSFORMATIONS; VARIABLE STARS; VARIATIONS