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astro-ph2008★ 5 cited
XMM-Newton observation of MACHO 104.20906.960: a dwarf nova candidate with a 2 h period
A. A. Nucita, S. Carpano, F. De Paolis +3
The binaries known as cataclysmic variables are particular binary systems in which the primary star (a white dwarf) accretes material from a secondary via Roche-lobe mechanism. Usu…
astro-ph2008★ 12 cited
Detecting transits from Earth-sized planets around Sun-like stars
S. Carpano, M. Fridlund
Context. Detecting regular dips in the light curve of a star is an easy way to detect the presence of an orbiting planet. COROT is a Franco-European mission launched at the end of…
astro-ph2008★ 2 cited
XMMU J134736.6+173403: an eclipsing LMXB in quiescence or a peculiar AGN?
S. Carpano, B. Altieri, A. R. King +2
Aims. We report the discovery of a peculiar object observed serendipitously with XMM-Newton. We present its timing and spectral properties and investigate its optical counterpart.…