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We estimate the post-outburst cooling time-scale of the white dwarf in VW Hyi, using the available quiescent IUE spectra. The determination of the white-dwarf temperature close to the outburst is hampered because disc emission still contributes to the SWP flux.
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Gänsicke, B.T., Beuermann, K. (1996). VW Hyi: A Rapidly Cooling White Dwarf?. In: Evans, A., Wood, J.H. (eds) Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 208. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0325-8_75
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