2 papers
astro-ph.SR2018
The Magnetic Nature of the Cataclysmic Variable Period Gap
C. Garraffo, J. J. Drake, J. D. Alvarado-Gomez +2
One of the most important problems in the context of cataclysmic variables (CVs) is the lack of observations of systems with periods between 2 and 3.12 hours, known as the period g…
astro-ph.SR2018
The Revolution Revolution: magnetic morphology driven spin-down
C. Garraffo, J. J. Drake, A. Dotter +6
Observations of young open clusters show a bimodal distribution of rotation periods that has been difficult to explain with existing stellar spin-down models. Detailed MHD stellar…