EUVE Observations of Nonmagnetic Cataclysmic Variables
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We summarize EUVE's contribution to the study of the boundary layer emission of high accretion-rate nonmagnetic cataclysmic variables, especially the dwarf novae SS Cyg, U Gem, VW Hyi, and OY Car in outburst. We discuss the optical and EUV light curves of dwarf nova outbursts, the quasi-coherent oscillations of the EUV flux of SS Cyg, the EUV spectra of dwarf novae, and the future of EUV observations of cataclysmic variables.
12 pages including 1 table and 5 encapsulated postscript figures; LaTeX format, uses newpasp.sty; to be published in "Continuing the Challenge of EUV Astronomy: Current Analysis and Prospects for the Future," ed. S. Howell, J. Dupuis, D. Golombek, & J. Cullison (San Francisco: ASP)
12 pages including 1 table and 5 encapsulated postscript figures; LaTeX format, uses newpasp.sty; to be published in "Continuing the Challenge of EUV Astronomy: Current Analysis and Prospects for the Future," ed. S. Howell, J. Dupuis, D. Golombek, & J. Cullison (San Francisco: ASP)