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An Exploration of the Paradigm for the 2–3 Hour Period Gap in Cataclysmic Variables

  • Authors: Steve B. Howell, Lorne A. Nelson, and Saul Rappaport

Howell, Nelson, & Rappaport 2001 The Astrophysical Journal 550 897.

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Fig. 11.

Computed distribution of mass ratios in cataclysmic variables at the current epoch. The top panel is for systems with orbital periods in the range of 1–3 hr (which includes all post–period‐gap systems), while the bottom panel is for systems above the period gap.

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