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DOPPLER TOMOGRAPHY OF THE ACCRETION DISK
IN THE ALGOL BINARY KU CYGNI
by
Quyen To Thi Nguyen
Spring 1999
Contents
Abstract
Committee, Dedication, and Quotation
Acknowledgements
List of Tables
List of Figures
Chapter Sections
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
Binary Stars
Roche Model
Algol-Type Binary Systems
Chapter 2: HISTORY OF KU CYGNI
Chapter 3: SPECTROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS
Data Description
Preliminary Analysis of Spectra
Trailed Spectrogram of KU Cygni
Chapter 4: RESTRICTED THREE-BODY PROBLEM
Zero-Velocity Curves
Gravitational Equipotential Surfaces
Mass-Transfer Stream Trajectories
Trajectory Computations
The r-q Diagram
Chapter 5: DOPPLER TOMOGRAPHY OF KU CYGNI
Interpretation of a Doppler Map
Fourier Filtered Back Projection (FFBP) Techniques
Construction of Doppler Tomogram for KU Cygni
Chapter 6: RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS
Doppler Tomogram Analysis
Future Work
References
Appendix: FOURIER-FILTERED BACK-PROJECTION CODE
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