Abstract
Among hard X-ray sources detected in the INTEGRAL/IBIS and Swift/BAT surveys, those identified as accreting white dwarf binaries recently boosted in number, representing \(\sim\) 20 % of the Galactic sample. The majority are identified as Cataclysmic Variables with magnetic white dwarf primaries suggesting that this subclass could be an important costituent of the galactic population of X-ray sources. In this paper I present the results of an on-going follow-up progamme in the X-rays aiming at identifying the true nature of newly discovered sources.
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DDM acknowledges collaboration with K. Mukai, F. Bernardini, M. Falanga and N. Masetti and financial support from ASI/INAF I/037/12/0.
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de Martino, D. (2016). Unveiling Accreting White Dwarf Binariesin Hard X-Ray Surveys. In: Napolitano, N., Longo, G., Marconi, M., Paolillo, M., Iodice, E. (eds) The Universe of Digital Sky Surveys. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, vol 42. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19330-4_40
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