The Cataclysmic Variable Section of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) has initiated an observing campaign to study a subset of dwarf novae (DNe), known as Z Cam type (UGZ). We call this program the Z CamPaign. Since there is no strong agreement between the various published catalogues as to which few dozen DNe are actually Z Cam type systems, our primary goal is to accumulate enough data to construct detailed light curves, covering the entire range of variability, to determine unequivocally the 30 Z CamPaign subjects' membership in the UGZ class of DNe. We discuss the organization, science goals, and some early results of the Z CamPaign in detail.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1104.0967,
title = {The Z CamPaign: Year 1},
author = {Mike Simonsen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.0967},
year = {2011}
}
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6 pages, 2 figures, 1 table, accepted for publication in the JAAVSO