Dynamical Formation of Close Binaries in Globular Clusters II: Cataclysmic Variables
David Pooley, Piet Hut
Abstract
We answer the long-standing question of which production mechanism is responsible for the cataclysmic variables (CVs) in globular clusters. Arguments have been given that range from mostly primordial presence to a significant contribution of later dynamical formation in close stellar encounters. We conclude, based on a thorough analysis of a homogeneous Chandra data set, that the majority of CVs in globulars has a dynamical origin.
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