X-ray observations of classical novae: T
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M. Hernanz; G. Sala
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Detection of X‐rays from classical novae, both in outburst and post‐outburst, provides unique and crucial information about the explosion mechanism. Soft X‐rays reveal the hot white dwarf photosphere, whenever hydrogen (H) nuclear burning is still on and expanding envelope is transparen