1997/11/14 by V. S. Dhillon, Dhillon, V. S.
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/9711163
15 pages, 5 figures, invited review presented at the 13th North American Workshop on CVs, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 14-19 June 1997. Proceedings to be published as a volume in the ASP Conference Series
arxiv created 1997/11/14 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
We review infrared (1-2.5 microns) observations of cataclysmic variables, a relatively unexplored part of the spectrum in which the dominant sources of emission are the secondary star, the outer regions of the accretion disc and the accretion column in magnetic systems. We describe the advances that have been made in our understanding of cataclysmic variables based on infrared photometry and, more recently, infrared spectroscopy and present spectra of each class of cataclysmic variable - the dwarf novae, novalikes, polars and intermediate polars.