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The Periodic Signals of Nova V1674 Herculis (2021)
Joseph Patterson, Marguerite Epstein-Martin, Josie Enenstein +24
We present time-series photometry during eruption of the extremely fast nova V1674 Herculis (Nova Her 2021). The 2021 light curve showed periodic signals at 0.152921(3) d and 501.4…
Constraining the Evolution of Cataclysmic Variables via the Masses and Accretion Rates of their Underlying White Dwarfs
A. F. Pala, B. T. Gänsicke, D. Belloni +28
We report on the masses (), effective temperatures () and secular mean accretion rates () of 43 cataclysmic variable (CV) wh…
The 2019 outburst of the 2005 classical nova V1047 Cen: a record breaking dwarf nova outburst or a new phenomenon?
E. Aydi, K. V. Sokolovsky, J. S. Bright +28
We present a detailed study of the 2019 outburst of the cataclysmic variable V1047~Cen, which hosted a classical nova eruption in 2005. The peculiar outburst occurred 14 years afte…
IM Normae: The Death Spiral of a Cataclysmic Variable?
Joseph Patterson, Jonathan Kemp, Berto Monard +18
We present a study of the orbital light curves of the recurrent nova IM Normae since its 2002 outburst. The broad "eclipses" recur with a 2.46 hour period, which increases on a tim…
The Spin-Period History of Intermediate Polars
Joseph Patterson, Enrique de Miguel, Jonathan Kemp +25
We report the detailed history of spin-period changes in five intermediate polars (DQ Herculis, AO Piscium, FO Aquarii, V1223 Sagittarii, and BG Canis Minoris) during the 30-60 yea…
Infrared spectroscopy of the recent outburst in V1047 Cen (Nova Centauri 2005)
T. R. Geballe, D. P. K. Banerjee, A. Evans +14
Fourteen years after its eruption as a classical nova (CN), V1047 Cen (Nova Cen 2005) began an unusual re-brightening in 2019 April. The amplitude of the brightening suggests that…
The Rise and Fall of the King: The Correlation between FO Aquarii's Low States and the White Dwarf's Spindown
Colin Littlefield, Peter Garnavich, Mark R. Kennedy +45
The intermediate polar FO Aquarii (FO Aqr) experienced its first-reported low-accretion states in 2016, 2017, and 2018, and using newly available photographic plates, we identify p…
Fast-Cadence TESS Photometry and Doppler Tomography of the Asynchronous Polar CD Ind: A Revised Accretion Geometry from Newly Proposed Spin and Orbital Periods
Colin Littlefield, Peter Garnavich, Koji Mukai +5
The TESS spacecraft observed the asynchronous polar CD Ind at a two-minute cadence almost continuously for 28 days in 2018, covering parts of 5 consecutive cycles of the system's 7…
NSV 1440: First WZ Sge-type Object in AM CVn stars and candidates
Keisuke Isogai, Taichi Kato, Berto Monard +5
In 2015 and 2017, the AM CVn candidate NSV 1440 showed superoutbursts having the characteristic features of WZ Sge-type dwarf novae (DNe). By analogy with hydrogen-rich cataclysmic…
The PDS 110 observing campaign - photometric and spectroscopic observations reveal eclipses are aperiodic
Hugh P. Osborn, Matthew Kenworthy, Joseph E. Rodriguez +71
PDS 110 is a young disk-hosting star in the Orion OB1A association. Two dimming events of similar depth and duration were seen in 2008 (WASP) and 2011 (KELT), consistent with an ob…
Evidence for mass accretion driven by spiral shocks onto the white dwarf in SDSS J123813.73-033933.0
A. F. Pala, B. T. Gänsicke, T. R. Marsh +21
We present high-time-resolution photometry and phase-resolved spectroscopy of the short-period () cataclysmic variable SDSS J123813.73-033933.…
Multiwavelength observations of V407 Lupi (ASASSN-16kt) --- a very fast nova erupting in an intermediate polar
E. Aydi, M. Orio, A. P. Beardmore +19
We present a detailed study of the 2016 eruption of nova V407 Lupi (ASASSN-16kt), including optical, near-infrared, X-ray, and ultraviolet data from SALT, SMARTS, SOAR, Chandra, Sw…
ASASSN-16dt and ASASSN-16hg: Promising Candidates for a Period Bouncer
Mariko Kimura, Keisuke Isogai, Taichi Kato +13
We present optical photometry of superoutbursts in 2016 of two WZ Sge-type dwarf novae (DNe), ASASSN-16dt and ASASSN-16hg. Their light curves showed a dip in brightness between the…
High-Time-Resolution Photometry of AR Scorpii: Confirmation of the White Dwarf's Spin-Down
Robert A. Stiller, Colin Littlefield, Peter Garnavich +3
The unique binary AR Scorpii consists of an asynchronously rotating, magnetized white dwarf (WD) that interacts with its red-dwarf companion to produce a large-amplitude, highly co…
Orbital Period Increase in ES Ceti
Enrique de Miguel, Joseph Patterson, Jonathan Kemp +5
We report a long-term study of the eclipse times in the 10-minute helium binary ES Ceti. The binary period increases rapidly, with P/P-dot = 6.2x10^6 yr. This is consistent with th…
Orbital Period Changes in WZ Sagittae
Joseph Patterson, Geoffrey Stone, Jonathan Kemp +19
We report a long-term (1961-2017) study of the eclipse times in the dwarf nova WZ Sagittae, in an effort to learn its rate of orbital-period change. Some wiggles with a time scale…
A Bright Short Period M-M Eclipsing Binary from the KELT Survey: Magnetic Activity and the Mass-Radius Relationship for M-dwarfs
Jack B. Lubin, Joseph E. Rodriguez, George Zhou +26
We report the discovery of KELT J041621-620046, a moderately bright (J10.2) M dwarf eclipsing binary system at a distance of 393 pc. KELT J041621-620046 was first identi…
Effective Temperatures of Cataclysmic Variable White Dwarfs as a Probe of their Evolution
A. F. Pala, B. T. Gänsicke, D. Townsley +29
We present HST spectroscopy for 45 cataclysmic variables (CVs), observed with HST/COS and HST/STIS. For 36 CVs, the white dwarf is recognisable through its broad Ly absorption p…
Resynchronization of the Asynchronous Polar CD Ind
G. Myers, J. Patterson, E. de Miguel +6
CD Ind is one of only four confirmed asynchronous polars (APs). APs are strongly magnetic cataclysmic variables of the AM Herculis subclass with the characteristic that their white…
Return of the King: Time-Series Photometry of FO Aquarii's Initial Recovery from its Unprecedented 2016 Low State
Colin Littlefield, Peter Garnavich, Mark R. Kennedy +28
In 2016 May, the intermediate polar FO~Aqr was detected in a low state for the first time in its observational history. We report time-resolved photometry of the system during its…
GW Librae: Still Hot Eight Years Post-Outburst
Paula Szkody, Anjum S. Mukadam, Boris T. Gaensicke +8
We report continued Hubble Space Telescope (HST) ultraviolet spectra and ground-based optical photometry and spectroscopy of GW Librae eight years after its largest known dwarf nov…
GW Librae: A unique laboratory for pulsations in an accreting white dwarf
O. Toloza, B. T. Gaensicke, J. J. Hermes +22
Non-radial pulsations have been identified in a number of accreting white dwarfs in cataclysmic variables. These stars offer insight into the excitation of pulsation modes in atmos…
T Pyxidis: Death by a Thousand Novae
Joseph Patterson, Arto Oksanen, Jonathan Kemp +14
We report a 20-year campaign to track the 1.8 hour photometric wave in the recurrent nova T Pyxidis, using the global telescope network of the Center for Backyard Astrophysics. Dur…
The Death Spiral of T Pyxidis
Joseph Patterson, Arto Oksanen, Berto Monard +12
We report a long campaign to track the 1.8 hr photometric wave in the recurrent nova T Pyxidis, using the global telescope network of the Center for Backyard Astrophysics. During 1…