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Table 2

Bright-phase high-state bolometric energy fluxes of AM Her.

Component F ηπ L Ref.
(erg cm-2 s-1) (erg s-1)

Soft X, BB kT > 15 eV 5.0 × 10-9 2π 1.9 × 1033 1
Hard thermal X, CF 3.1 × 10-10 3.3π 2.0 × 1032 2
6.4 × 10-10 3.3π 4.0 × 1032 3
Cyclotron 1.1 × 10-10 2π 4.2 × 1031 4
Accretion stream 1.7 × 10-10 4π 1.3 × 1032 4

References. (1) LETG EXP fit, this work; (2) LETG CF fit, this work, NH,internal = 3 × 1022 H-atoms cm-2; (3) RXTE, Christian (2000), NH,internal up to 1025 H-atoms cm-2; (4) Optical/IR, Bailey et al. (1988), Gänsicke et al. (1995).

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