X-ray Emissions from Accreting White Dwarfs: a Review

Understand

Interacting binaries in which a white dwarf accretes material from a companion - cataclysmic variables (CVs) in which the mass donor is a Roche-lobe filling star on or near the main sequence, and symbiotic stars in which the mass donor is a late type giant - are relatively commonplace.

• They display a wide range of behaviors in the optical, X-rays, and other wavelengths, which still often baffle observers and theorists alike.
• Here I review the existing body of research on X-ray emissions from these objects for the benefits of both experts and newcomers to the field.
• I provide introductions to the past and current X-ray observatories, the types of known X-ray emissions from these objects, and the data analysis techniques relevant to this field.