Bibcode
van Paradijs, J.; Charles, P. A.; Harlaftis, E. T.; Arevalo, M. J.; Baruch, J. E. F.; Callanan, P. J.; Casares, J.; Dhillon, V. S.; Gimenez, A.; Gonzalez, R.; Matinez-Pais, I. G.; Jones, D. H. P.; Hassall, B. J. M.; Hellier, C.; Kidger, M. R.; Lazaro, C.; Marsh, T. R.; Mason, K. O.; Mukai, K.; Naylor, T.; Reglero, V.; Rutten, R. G. M.; Smith, R. C.
Bibliographical reference
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 267, NO. 3/APR1, P. 465, 1994
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1994
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14
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Description
A 60-night campaign on SU UMa, YZ Cnc and some secondary targets was
carried out during 1988 December and 1989 January at the Observatorio
del Roque de Los Muchachos (the 1988 International Time Project). The
aim was to study the behaviour of these dwarf novae through their
outburst cycle. Here we present the overall light curves of the main
targets, SU UMa and YZ Cnc, which show that the optical fluxes continue
to decrease after the end of the outburst.
For YZ Cnc we find that, during quiescence, orbital variability is
present, which may be interpreted as modulation caused by the
bright-spot region. Near the end of an outburst, a weak, sinusoidal
variation is observed; we discuss the possibility that this arises
either from the secondary star or the accretion disc.