Extended X-ray Coronae

YY Gem Chandra LETG/ XMM EPIC PN light curves
credit:Stelzer et al., A&A 392, 585-598

While some binary systems exhibit eclipses, many do not, especially at higher energies. Of course, it does not help that flares seem to occur preferentially near phases 0 and 0.5.

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