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Cataclysmic variable (CVs) are close interacting binaries in which a white dwarf accretes materials from a low mass main sequence companion. CVs can experience nova eruptions due to low mass transfer rates. In the standard theory of CV…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-31 Wenshi Tang , Xiangdong Li , Bo Wang

We report the discovery of a new detached, double white dwarf system with an orbital period of 39.8 min. We targeted SDSS J163030.58+423305.8 (hereafter J1630) as part of our radial velocity program to search for companions around low-mass…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-30 Mukremin Kilic , Warren R. Brown , J. J. Hermes , Carlos Allende Prieto , S. J. Kenyon , D. E. Winget , K. I. Winget

We obtained time-resolved optical photometry and spectroscopy of the nova-like variable KR Aurigae in the low state. The spectrum reveals a DAB white dwarf and a mid-M dwarf companion. Using the companion star's $i$-band ellipsoidal…

We present new photometry and spectroscopy of the 94m eclipsing binary LSQ1725-64 that provide insight into the fundamental parameters and evolutionary state of this system. We confirm that LSQ1725-64 is a magnetic cataclysmic variable…

We present observations of the dwarf novae GW Lib, V844 Her, and DI UMa. Radial velocities of H-alph yield orbital periods of 0.05332 +- 0.00002 d (= 76.78 m) for GW Lib and and 0.054643 +- 0.000007 d (= 78.69 m) for V844 Her. Recently, the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 J. R. Thorstensen , J. O. Patterson , J. Kemp , S. Vennes

We report the identification and follow-up of the transient SRG 062340.2-265715 detected with both instruments on board the Spektrum-Roentgen-Gamma mission. Optical spectroscopy of the G=12.5 counterpart firmly classifies the object as a…

We present high resolution Hubble Space Telescope ultraviolet spectroscopy of the dwarf nova EK TrA obtained in deep quiescence. The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph data reveal the broad Ly-alpha absorption profile typical of a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 B. T. Gaensicke , P. Szkody , E. M. Sion , D. W. Hoard , S. Howell , F. H. Cheng , I. Hubeny

Cataclysmic variables (CVs) are binary systems with a white dwarf accreting matter from a low-mass star, making them significant sources of X-ray emission in the Galaxy. We present a systematic search for X-ray emitting CV candidates by…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-25 Xiangxiang Wang , Jumpei Takata

We report the detection of radio emission and orbital motion from the nearby star-brown dwarf binary WISE J072003.20-084651.2AB. Radio observations across the 4.5-6.5 GHz band with the Very Large Array identify at the position of the system…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-27 Adam J. Burgasser , Carl Melis , Jacob Todd , Christopher R. Gelino , Gregg Hallinan , Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi

We present the results of our photometric and spectroscopic studies of the new eclipsing cataclysmic variable star 1RXS J180834.7+101041. Its spectrum exhibits double-peaked hydrogen and helium emission lines. The Doppler maps constructed…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 D. G. Yakin , V. F. Suleimanov , N. V. Borisov , V. V. Shimanskii , I. F. Bikmaev

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…

We report the discovery of a new BY Dra-type binary identified as the optical counterpart of the bright source RX J0222.4+4729 detected during the ROSAT All-Sky Survey (Voges et al. 1996). The star is a $V \sim 11.1$, near-by ($\sim 30$…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-25 Claude Chevalier , Sergio A. Ilovaisky

We present the results of photometric observations of SDSS J080434.20+510349.2 in its low state and during an outburst and spectroscopy during the outburst. We found such peculiarities as a long-term outburst with amplitude probably not…

We report the discovery of one unique cataclysmic variable drawn from the Hamburg Quasar Survey, HS2331+3905. Follow-up observations obtained over three years unveiled a very unusual picture. The large amplitude 3.5 h radial velocity…

We present photometric and spectroscopic observations of the cataclysmic variable MASTER OT J132104.04+560957.8 which strongly indicate that it is a polar with an orbital period of 91 minutes. The optical light curve shows two maxima and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-12-30 Colin Littlefield , Peter Garnavich , Katrina Magno , Marc Murison , Shanel Deal , Colin McClelland , Benjamin Rose

We report the discovery of short-period photometric variability and modulated Zeeman-split hydrogen emission in SDSSJ125230.93-023417.72 (EPIC 228939929), a variable white dwarf star observed at long cadence in \textit{K2} Campaign 10. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-05-04 Joshua S. Reding , J. J. Hermes , Z. Vanderbosch , E. Dennihy , B. C. Kaiser , C. B. Mace , B. H. Dunlap , J. C. Clemens

The radio source FIRST J102347.6+003841 was presented as the first radio-selected cataclysmic. In the discovery paper, Bond et al. (2002) show a spectrum consistent with a magnetic AM Her-type system and a light curve with rapid, irregular…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 J. R. Thorstensen , E. Armstrong

We present the first observations of magnetic cataclysmic variables with the Spitzer Space Telescope. We used the Infrared Array Camera to obtain photometry of the polars EF Eri, GG Leo, V347 Pav, and RX J0154.0-5947 at 3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and…

We present a study of the recently discovered intermediate polar 1RXS J070407+262501, distinctive for its large-amplitude pulsed signal at P = 480 s. Radial velocities indicate an orbital period of 0.1821(2) d, and the light curves suggest…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 J. Patterson , J. R. Thorstensen , H. A. Sheets , J. Kemp , L. Vican , H. Uthas , D. Boyd , M. Potter , T. Krajci , T. Campbell , G. Roberts , D. Starkey , B. Goff

We report on phase-resolved optical spectroscopy and photometry in the R and B bands of the white dwarf candidate ZTF 185139.81+171430.3. The source has been reported to be variable with a large amplitude of close to 1 magnitude, in the R…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-09 C. C. Pedersen , M. R. M. Knudsen , K. Valeckas , L. Izzo , T. M. Tauris , J. P. U. Fynbo