Magnetic CVs from SDSS

We propose to continue our XMMNewton observations of new magnetic CVs found inthe Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Our results from the first 2 yrs include theidentification of the base level of Xray flux from objects in the lowest statesof mass transfer as well as discovery of Xray eclipses and flares. We proposecontinuing this work on 7 new systems found in the latest SDSS data, including 3confirmed Polars and 4 likely Polars/Intermediate Polars. We exploit the highsensitivity and large energy coverage of XMMNewton to delineate the shock vsblob heating in the typical low accretion regimes encountered in the SDSS datacompared to previous Xray surveys. Our results indicate that low accretion ratesystems may represent a large fraction of the magnetic CV population. truncated!, Please see actual data for full text [truncated!, Please see actual data for full text]