X-ray emission from isolated hot white dwarfs

@article{Heise1985XrayEF,
  title={X-ray emission from isolated hot white dwarfs},
  author={John Heise},
  journal={Space Science Reviews},
  year={1985},
  volume={40},
  pages={79-90}
}
  • J. Heise
  • Published 1 February 1985
  • Physics
  • Space Science Reviews
Hot white dwarfs are objects that copiously emit in the Extreme Ultraviolet and soft X-ray range. They are the brightest sources seen in the Low Energy Telescope of EXOSAT, with countrates up to 25 cnts/s. in contrast to their optical and UV spectrum the total flux and spectral distribution at soft X-ray energies are highly sensitive to the effective temperature, structure and elemental composition of the dwarf's atmosphere. The imaging soft X-ray experiments onboard EXOSAT cover with large… 
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