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most citedA catalogue of cataclysmic variables from 20 years of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey with new classifications, periods, trends and oddities

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19 papers

astro-ph.SR2026

The DESI Data Release 1 white dwarf catalogue

Andrew Swan, Boris T. Gänsicke, Paula Izquierdo +49

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is conducting a redshift survey, mapping the universe in three dimensions to measure the history of cosmic expansion. As well as extragalac…

astro-ph.SR2026

SRG/eROSITA X-ray selected cataclysmic variable candidates observed in SDSS-V DR20

J. Brink, A. D. Schwope, K. G. Pradeep +35

We report on the spectroscopic observations obtained during SDSS-V DR20 of accreting compact binaries (ACB), specifically the cataclysmic variables (CVs), that were identified as l…

astro-ph.SR2026

1000 cataclysmic variables identified from DESI spectroscopy

K. Inight, B. T. Gänsicke, A. Aungwerojwit +41

Most cataclysmic variables (CVs) are discovered when they have an outburst generating an inherent selection bias against CVs that rarely, or never, outburst. CVs discovered by virt…

astro-ph.SR2026

Evolution of a long-period Cataclysmic Variable from the viewpoint of the donor star: the case of SDSS J085210.48+783246.6

G. Tovmassian, D. Belloni, I. Mora Zamora +8

Cataclysmic variables were long considered to be close binaries consisting of a white dwarf and a Roche-lobe-filling, near-zero-age main-sequence (ZAMS) red or brown dwarf. Recent…

astro-ph.SR2026

A Catalogue of Orbital Periods of Cataclysmic Variables and Candidates from TESS Observations

Meryem K. Dağ, Simone Scaringi, Kieran O'Brien +21

We present a systematic analysis of 2544 cataclysmic variable systems and related candidates observed by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), with the aim of compiling…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 3 cited

Sloan Digital Sky Survey-V: Pioneering Panoptic Spectroscopy

Juna A. Kollmeier, Hans-Walter Rix, Conny Aerts +217

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey-V (SDSS-V) is pioneering panoptic spectroscopy: it is the first all-sky, multi-epoch, optical-to-infrared spectroscopic survey. SDSS-V is mapping the s…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 1 cited

A Sibling of AR Scorpii: SDSS J230641.47244055.8 and the Observational Blueprint of White Dwarf Pulsars

N. Castro Segura, I. Pelisoli, B. T. Gänsicke +21

Radio pulsating white dwarf (WD) systems, known as WD pulsars, are non-accreting binary systems where the rapidly spinning WD interacts with a low-mass companion producing pulsed n…

astro-ph.SR2025

A targeted search for binary white dwarf pulsars using Gaia and WISE

Ingrid Pelisoli, T. R. Marsh, G. Tovmassian +24

After its discovery in 2016, the white dwarf binary AR Scorpii (AR Sco) remained for several years the only white dwarf system to show pulsed radio emission associated with a fast-…

astro-ph.SR2025

V498 Hya, a new candidate for a period bouncer Cataclysmic Variable

Gagik Tovmassian, Keith Inight, Anna Francesca Pala +5

V498 Hya (SDSS J084555.07+033929.2) was identified as a short-period cataclysmic variable (CV) by the Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey (CRTS) in 2008. The superhump period was m…

astro-ph.SR2024

Cataclysmic variables from Sloan Digital Sky Survey -- V (2020-2023) identified using machine learning

Keith Inight, Boris T. Gänsicke, Axel Schwope +16

SDSS-V is carrying out a dedicated survey for white dwarfs, single and in binaries, and we report the analysis of the spectroscopy of 504 cataclysmic variables (CVs) and CV candida…

astro-ph.EP2024

Long-term variability in debris transiting white dwarfs

Amornrat Aungwerojwit, Boris T. Gaensicke, Vikram S. Dhillon +7

Combining archival photometric observations from multiple large-area surveys spanning the past 17 years, we detect long-term variability in the light curves of ZTFJ032833.52-121945…

astro-ph.SR2024

The DESI Early Data Release White Dwarf Catalogue

Christopher J. Manser, Paula Izquierdo, Boris T. Gänsicke +51

The Early Data Release (EDR) of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) comprises spectroscopy obtained from 2020 December 14 to 2021 June 10. White dwarfs were targeted by…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 1 cited

Cataclysmic Variables from Sloan Digital Sky Survey V -- the search for period bouncers continues

K. Inight, Boris T. Gänsicke, A. Schwope +25

SDSS-V is carrying out a dedicated survey for white dwarfs, single and in binaries, and we report the analysis of the spectroscopy of cataclysmic variables (CVs) and CV candidates…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 67 cited

A catalogue of cataclysmic variables from 20 years of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey with new classifications, periods, trends and oddities

Keith Inight, Boris Gänsicke, Elmé Breedt +7

We present a catalogue of 507 cataclysmic variables (CVs) observed in SDSS I to IV including 70 new classifications collated from multiple archival data sets. This represents the l…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 23 cited

DAHe white dwarfs from the DESI survey

Christopher J. Manser, Boris T. Gänsicke, Keith Inight +16

A new class of white dwarfs, dubbed DAHe, that present Zeeman-split Balmer lines in emission has recently emerged. However, the physical origin of these emission lines remains uncl…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 19 cited

ASAS J071404+7004.3 -- a close, bright nova-like cataclysmic variable with gusty winds

keith Inight, Boris Gaensicke, Dominic Blondel +11

Despite being bright () and nearby ( pc) ASAS J071404+7004.3 has only recently been identified as a nova-like cataclysmic variable. We present time-resolved optical sp…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 16 cited

A 99-minute Double-lined White Dwarf Binary from SDSS-V

Vedant Chandra, Hsiang-Chih Hwang, Nadia L. Zakamska +12

We report the discovery of SDSS J133725.26+395237.7 (hereafter SDSS J1337+3952), a double-lined white dwarf (WD+WD) binary identified in early data from the fifth generation Sloan…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 38 cited

Towards a volumetric census of close white dwarf binaries I.Reference samples

K. Inight, B. T. Gaensicke, E. Breedt +3

Close white dwarf binaries play an important role across a range of astrophysics, including thermonuclear supernovae, the Galactic low-frequency gravitational wave signal, and the…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 29 cited

Single magnetic white dwarfs with Balmer emission lines: A small class with consistent physical characteristics as possible signposts for close-in planetary companions

Boris T. Gaensicke, Pablo Rodriguez-Gil, Nicola P. Gentile Fusillo +4

We report the identification of SDSS J121929.45+471522.8 as the third apparently isolated magnetic (B~18.5+/-1.0,MG) white dwarf exhibiting Zeeman-split Balmer emission lines. The…