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most citedThe most plausible explanation of the cyclical period changes in close binaries: the case of the RS CVn-type binary WW Dra

124 citations · 317 across the 30 of their papers we have counts for

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31 papers

astro-ph.SR2026

Superoutbursts and Superhumps of Cataclysmic Variables observed with TESS

Qi-Bin Sun, Sheng-Bang Qian, Li-Ying Zhu +10

Superoutbursts and superhumps are characteristic signatures of SU UMa-type cataclysmic variables, yet the full diversity of superhump evolutionary behaviour remains poorly constrai…

astro-ph.SR2026

Eclipse Properties and Superhump Evolution in the SU UMa-Type Dwarf Nova Z Cha

Qi-Bin Sun, Sheng-Bang Qian, Li-Ying Zhu +10

The advent of large-scale time-domain surveys provides both opportunities and challenges for understanding accretion disk evolution in cataclysmic variables (CVs). Using high-caden…

astro-ph.SR2026

KIC 6464285: A Solar-type Eclipsing Binary in a Hierarchical Triple System with Quasi-periodic Out-of-eclipse Modulations

Fang-Bin Meng, Li-Ying Zhu, Sheng-Bang Qian +10

We present the first detailed analysis of the solar-type triple system KIC 6464285. Combining long-term, high-precision photometry from Kepler, TESS, and ZTF with low-resolution sp…

astro-ph.EP2026

Two Potential Exoplanets around A-type Stars Selected from 18 Planetary Candidates

Yi-fan Luo, Wen-Ping Liao, Sheng-Bang Qian +2

We screen and analyze exoplanet candidates around A-type stars (defined as Teff between 7500 and 10,000 K) observed by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite to evaluate their l…

astro-ph.SR2025

Tidally Trapped Two-pole Pulsations Discovered in a Close Binary with a Massive Cephei Star

Ping Li, Wen-Ping Liao, Sheng-Bang Qian +4

Tidally tilted pulsators (TTPs), whose pulsation axis aligns with the binary's semi-major axis, represent a newly established class of oscillators in binary systems. While all prev…

astro-ph.SR2025

Asteroseismology and Dynamics Reveal Interior Structure and Coeval Evolution in the Triply Post-Main-Sequence system DG Leo

Ping Li, Wen-Ping Liao, Sheng-Bang Qian +4

Scuti stars in binary or multiple systems serve as crucial probes for studying stellar pulsation and evolution. However, many such systems are not ideal for asteroseismology du…

astro-ph.SR2025

Orbital and Pulsation Analysis of 42 Heartbeat Stars Discovered in TESS Data

Min-Yu Li, Sheng-Bang Qian, Ai-Ying Zhou +7

Heartbeat stars (HBSs) are ideal laboratories for studying the formation and evolution of binary stars in eccentric orbits and their mutual tidal interactions. We present 42 new HB…

astro-ph.SR2025

V455 Car: an oscillating eclipsing Algol-type binary in triple star system

Zhao-Long Deng, Wen-Ping Liao, Li-Ying Zhu +3

V455 Car is a southern oscillating eclipsing Algol-type system with an orbital period of 5.132888 days. Our first photometric solutions based on the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Sat…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 1 cited

Heartbeat Stars Recognition Based on Recurrent Neural Networks: Method and Validation

Min-Yu Li, Sheng-Bang Qian, Li-Ying Zhu +7

Since the variety of their light curve morphologies, the vast majority of the known heartbeat stars (HBSs) have been discovered by manual inspection. Machine learning, which has al…

astro-ph.EP2025

Comprehensive Parameter Determination of Exoplanet through Asteroseismic Host Star Constraints

Wen-Xu Lin, Sheng-Bang Qian, Li-Ying Zhu +5

This study develops a robust framework for exoplanet characterization by leveraging asteroseismic constraints on host stars. Using precise photometric data from missions such as \t…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 1 cited

Decoding the Future of Exoplanets: Asteroseismic Confirmation of Subgiant and Red Giant Hosts

Wen-Xu Lin, Sheng-Bang Qian, Li-Ying Zhu +5

Asteroseismology has emerged as a powerful tool to unravel the intricate relationships between evolved stars and their planetary systems. In this study, we leverage this technique…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 3 cited

CZ Aqr: an oscillating eclipsing Algol-type system composed of a Sct primary star and a subgiant star in a quadruple system

Qi-Huan Zeng, Wen-Ping Liao, Sheng-Bang Qian +3

Eclipsing Algol-type systems containing a Scuti (hereafter Sct) star enable precise determination of physical parameters and the investigation of stellar internal structure…

astro-ph.SR2024

Evolutionary states and triplicity of four massive semi-detached binaries with long-term decreasing orbital periods in the LMC

Fu-Xing Li, Sheng-Bang Qian, Li-ying Zhu +6

The massive semi-detached binary with a long-term decreasing orbital period may involve a rapid mass-transfer phase in Case A, and thus they are good astrophysical laboratories for…

astro-ph.SR2024

Five New Heartbeat Star Systems with Tidally Excited Oscillations Discovered Based on TESS Data

Min-Yu Li, Sheng-Bang Qian, Ai-Ying Zhou +6

Heartbeat stars (HBSs) with tidally excited oscillations (TEOs) are ideal astrophysical laboratories for studying the internal properties of the systems. In this paper, five new HB…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 3 cited

Twenty-three New Heartbeat Star Systems Discovered Based on TESS Data

Min-Yu Li, Sheng-Bang Qian, Ai-Ying Zhou +6

Heartbeat stars (HBSs) are ideal astrophysical laboratories to study the formation and evolution of binary stars in eccentric orbits and the internal structural changes of their co…

astro-ph.SR2024

SZ Lyncis: A Non-Accreting Neutron Star-delta Scuti Binary Candidate Discovered via Dynamics and Asteroseismology

Ping Li, Li-Ying Zhu, Wen-Ping Liao

Neutron stars (NSs) are traditionally discovered through radio, X-ray, or gamma-ray observations, but optical time-domain surveys can unveil non-accreting NSs in wide binaries. Her…

astro-ph.SR2024

Evidence for a close-in tertiary orbiting around the Algol-type system HZ Dra with tidal splitting and spots activities

Ping Li, Wen-Ping Liao, Sheng-Bang Qian +7

We reported a cyclic variation of diagram with a semi-amplitude of 0.0033 days and a period of 1.05 years for the pulsating eclipsing binary HZ Dra. The cyclic variation can…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 1 cited

Exploring the physical properties of the Dor binary star RX Dra with photometry and asteroseismology

Li Ping, Liao Wen-Ping, Sun Qi-Bin +1

We model the TESS light curve of the binary system RX Dra, and also first calculate a lot of theoretical models to fit the g-mode frequencies previously detected from the TESS seri…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 7 cited

Using Asteroseismology to Calibrate the Physical Parameters of Confirmed Exoplanets and Their Evolved Host Stars

Wen-Xu Lin, Sheng-Bang Qian, Li-Ying Zhu +2

Asteroseismology offers a profound window into stellar interiors and has emerged as a pivotal technique in exoplanetary research. This study harnesses the Transiting Exoplanet Surv…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 2 cited

KIC 7914906: An Eclipsing Heartbeat Star with Tidally Excited Oscillations and Gamma Doradus/Delta Scuti Hybrid Pulsations

Min-Yu Li, Sheng-Bang Qian, Li-Ying Zhu +6

We present the eclipsing Heartbeat Star KIC 9704906 with tidally excited oscillations (TEOs) and gamma Doradus/delta Scuti hybrid pulsations. The derived parameters show that it ha…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 3 cited

Photometric and Spectroscopic Analysis of V583 Lyrae, an Algol with a g-mode Pulsating Primary and Accretion Disk

Hui-Ting Zhang, Sheng-Bang Qian, Wen-Ping Liao +2

V583 Lyr is an extremely low mass ratio Algol-type binary with an orbital period of 11.2580 days. We determined an effective temperature of T_{eff1} = 9000 \pm 350 K from newly obs…

astro-ph.SR2024

Pulsation Phases and Mode Identification of Tidally Excited Oscillations in Fourteen Kepler Heartbeat Stars

Min-Yu Li, Sheng-Bang Qian, Li-Ying Zhu +6

Tidally excited oscillations (TEOs) in Heartbeat Stars (HBSs) are an essential probe of the internal properties of the systems, but their potential has yet to be fully exploited. B…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 7 cited

A New Window for Studying Intermediate Polars and Tilted Accretion Disk Precession

Qi-Bin Sun, Sheng-Bang Qian, Li-Ying Zhu +5

TV Col is a long-period eclipsing intermediate polar (IPs) prototype star for the negative superhump (NSH) system. We investigate the eclipse minima, eclipse depth, and NSH amplitu…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 13 cited

Nine New Cataclysmic Variable Stars with Negative Superhumps

Qi-Bin Sun, Sheng-Bang Qian, Li-Ying Zhu +5

Negative superhumps (NSHs) are signals a few percent shorter than the orbital period of a binary star and are considered to originate from the reverse precession of the tilted disk…