Laboratory analogue of a supersonic accretion column in a binary star system

Laboratory analogue of a supersonic accretion column in a binary star system

Stationary radiative shocks are expected to form above the surface of highly-magnetized white dwarves in binary systems, but this cannot be resolved by telescopes. Here, the authors report a laboratory experiment showing the evolution of a reverse shock when both ionization and radiative losses are...

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Main Authors: J. E. Cross, G. Gregori, J. M. Foster, P. Graham, J. -M. Bonnet-Bidaud, C. Busschaert, N. Charpentier, C. N. Danson, H. W. Doyle, R. P. Drake, J. Fyrth, E. T. Gumbrell, M. Koenig, C. Krauland, C. C. Kuranz, B. Loupias, C. Michaut, M. Mouchet, S. Patankar, J. Skidmore, C. Spindloe, E. R. Tubman, N. Woolsey, R. Yurchak, É. Falize
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e7e067a3843f4aaa843c5594b4089ab6
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Summary:Stationary radiative shocks are expected to form above the surface of highly-magnetized white dwarves in binary systems, but this cannot be resolved by telescopes. Here, the authors report a laboratory experiment showing the evolution of a reverse shock when both ionization and radiative losses are important.

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