Light curves covering the 0.1-2.0keV spectral range have been extracted from d a ta on 19 AM Her systems using R O SA T. These light curves have been analysed in some depth and several interesting results have been found. While these results are interesting and im p o rtan t in their own right, it is more im po rtan t to ask how they influence our current understanding of the accretion region in AM Hers. This question wiU be addressed in th e next chapter.
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