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   PR # 42035
   We will use the sensitivity and spectral capabilities of ASCA to
   observe 2 recently discoved X-ray and optically bright AM Her
   magnetic cataclysmic variables: AR UMa and J1802.1+1804. Initial
   Einsten and ROSAT data indicate a soft/hard X-ray ratio near 100. The
   ASCA determination of the correct T distribution and flux for the
   hard X-ray flux will further understanding of the accretion process
   and the energy balance. The observed Fe, S, Ar line ratios of the
   brighter source (AR UMa) can be used to obtain the shock and white
   dwarf temperatures, and ultimately, the mass of the underlying white
   dwarf.
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