Magnetically gated accretion in an accreting ‘non-magnetic’ white dwarf

S. Scaringi (), T. J. Maccarone, C. D’Angelo, C. Knigge and P. J. Groot
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S. Scaringi: School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of Canterbury
T. J. Maccarone: Texas Tech University
C. D’Angelo: Leiden Observatory, Leiden University
C. Knigge: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton
P. J. Groot: Radboud University

Nature, 2017, vol. 552, issue 7684, 210-213

Abstract: A weak magnetic field regulates magnetically gated accretion of gas from a companion star onto the white dwarf in the binary system MV Lyrae, previously labelled as a ‘non-magnetic’ system.

Date: 2017
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