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An overview is given of the properties of the various kinds of quasi-periodic luminosity modulations observed in cataclysmic variables (CVs). The two principal types, known in the CV literature as dwarf nova oscillations and quasi-periodic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-12-13 Brian Warner , Patrick A. Woudt

SDSS J1507+52 is an eclipsing cataclysmic variable consisting of a cool, non-radially pulsating white dwarf and an unusually small sub-stellar secondary. The system has a high space velocity and a very short orbital period of about 67…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Helena Uthas , Christian Knigge , Knox S. Long , Joseph Patterson , John Thorstensen

We have used HST/FOS to study faint UV stars in the core of the nearby globular cluster NGC 6397. We confirm the presence of a 4th cataclysmic variable (CV) in NGC 6397 (CV 4), and we use the photometry of Cool et al. (1998) to present…

We give an identification summary and results of polarimetric, photometric and spectroscopic follow-up observations of new, X-ray bright cataclysmic variables. These were identified as optical counterparts of high galactic latitude sources…

We present VLT spectroscopy and NTT photometry of the faint cataclysmic binary SDSS J003941.06+005427.5. This object shows triple-peaked H-alpha emission with all three peaks variable in both strength and velocity. We measure an orbital…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 John Southworth , T. R. Marsh , B. T. Gansicke , D. Steeghs , C. M. Copperwheat

Non-magnetic Cataclysmic Variables (CVs) show two distinct X-ray components: a hard, optically thin component and a soft, optically thick, blackbody-like component, both produced in the boundary layer between the accretion disk and the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-02-27 Nazma Islam , Koji Mukai , Maurice A. Leutenegger , Gabriel W. Pratt

This study presents a detailed timing analyses of two cataclysmic variables (CVs), [PK2008] HalphaJ115927 and IGR J14091-610, utilizing the optical data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Periods of 7.20$\pm$0.02 h,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-23 Arti Joshi

We report the serendipituous discovery of the new eclipsing polar 2XMMp J131223.4+173659. Its striking X-ray light curve attracted immediate interest when we were visually inspecting the source products of the 2XMMp catalogue. This light…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. Vogel , K. Byckling , A. Schwope , J. P. Osborne , R. Schwarz , M. G. Watson

We report the identification of a new cataclysmic variable (denoted as CV2) and a probable microlensing event in the field of the globular cluster M22. Two outbursts were observed for CV2. During one of them superhumps with P_sh=0.08875 d…

From optical photometry the cataclysmic variable RX J0944.5+0357 is shown to have a double-peaked pulse profile with a period of ~2160 s. The two peaks vary rapidly in relative amplitude. Often most of the optical power is concentrated in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Patrick A. Woudt , Brian Warner

MASTER OT J190519.41+301524.4 was discovered as an optical transient of 15.7m by the Mobile Astronomical System of TElescope-Robots in March 2014. We report the results of photometric observations of this variable performed at Lajatico…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-09-30 F. Martinelli , D. V. Denisenko

We report the discovery of a new catacysmic variable system, RXJ051541+0104.6. The optical spectrum has a blue continuum with superposed H~I and He~I and II emission lines. The soft X-ray spectrum is well fit with a 50~eV black body. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-22 F. M. Walter , S. J. Wolk , N. R. Adams

We present a binary evolution study of cataclysmic variables (CVs) and related systems with white dwarf accretors, including for example, AM CVn systems, classical novae, supersoft X-ray sources, and systems with giant donor stars. Our…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-14 B. Kalomeni , L. Nelson , S. Rappaport , M. Molnar , J. Quintin , K. Yakut

Analysis of INTEGRAL/IBIS survey observations has revealed that the rare intermediate polar and asynchronous polar cataclysmic variables are consistently found to emit in the 20-100 keV energy band, whereas synchronous polars and the common…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 E. J. Barlow , C. Knigge , A. J. Bird , A. J. Dean , D. J. Clark , A. B. Hill , M. Molina , V. Sguera

Previous X-ray observations toward the Nuclear Star Cluster (NSC) at the Galactic center have discovered thousands of point sources, most of which were believed to be cataclysmic variables (CVs), i.e., a white dwarf (WD) accreting from a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-09-23 Xiao-jie Xu , Zhiyuan Li , Zhenlin Zhu , Zhongqun Cheng , Xiang-dong Li , Zhuo-li Yu

This paper continues the series that identifies new cataclysmic variables found in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We present 36 cataclysmic variables and one possible symbiotic star from Sloan spectra obtained during 2002, of which 34 are…

We have obtained observations of the ultraviolet spectrum of AM CVn, an ultra-short-period helium cataclysmic variable, using the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) aboard the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). We obtained data in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 Richard A. Wade , Michael Eracleous , Helene M. L. G. Flohic

Multi-band photometric surveys provide a straightforward way to discover and classify astrophysical objects systematically, enabling the study of a large number of targets at relatively low cost. Here we introduce an alternative approach to…

We report on optical spectroscopic and photometric follow-up observations of the eROSITA discovered transient SRGt 062340.2-265751 and show that it displays the characteristics of a nova-like cataclysmic variable (CV), with possible…

The polar V379 Vir is a well-known magnetic cataclysmic variable with a brown dwarf donor. Despite numerous studies of this system across various spectral ranges, a detailed investigation of the orbital variability of its optical spectra…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-11-19 M. V. Suslikov , A. I. Kolbin , N. V. Borisov