340 citations · 5.9k across the 116 of their papers we have counts for
7 papers · 1 filter
Hunting For Eclipses: High Speed Observations of Cataclysmic Variables
Liam K Hardy, Martin J McAllister, Vik S Dhillon +12
We present new time-resolved photometry of 74 cataclysmic variables (CVs), 47 of which are eclipsing. 13 of these eclipsing systems are newly discovered. For all 47 eclipsing syste…
Using Gaussian processes to model light curves in the presence of flickering: the eclipsing cataclysmic variable ASASSN-14ag
M. J. McAllister, S. P. Littlefair, V. S. Dhillon +10
The majority of cataclysmic variable (CV) stars contain a stochastic noise component in their light curves, commonly referred to as flickering. This can significantly affect the mo…
Solar Abundances of Rock Forming Elements, Extreme Oxygen and Hydrogen in a Young Polluted White Dwarf
J. Farihi, D. Koester, B. Zuckerman +5
The Teff = 20,800 K white dwarf WD 1536+520 is shown to have broadly solar abundances of the major rock forming elements O, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, and Fe, together with a strong relative…
A radio pulsing white dwarf binary star
T. R. Marsh, B. T. Gänsicke, S. Hümmerich +23
White dwarfs are compact stars, similar in size to Earth but ~200,000 times more massive. Isolated white dwarfs emit most of their power from ultraviolet to near-infrared wavelengt…
Long-term eclipse timing of white dwarf binaries: an observational hint of a magnetic mechanism at work
M. C. P. Bours, T. R. Marsh, S. G. Parsons +18
We present a long-term programme for timing the eclipses of white dwarfs in close binaries to measure apparent and/or real variations in their orbital periods. Our programme includ…
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…