Radiation from Dwarf Nova Discs
Abstract
We use the Shaviv and Wehrse (1991) code to model the vertical structure and the emission properties of quiescent dwarf nova discs. We find that in the case of HT Cas the quiescent disc must be optically thin, in contradiction with the requirements of the standard disc instability model. We find a viscosity parameter alpha > 1. Although this is much less than values (~ 100) obtained in isothermal slab models it is not consistent with the accretion disc model assumptions.
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