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The magnetic SW Sextantis star RXJ1643.7+3402
We present time-resolved spectroscopy and circular spectropolarimetry of the SW Sex star RXJ1643.7+3402. We find significant polarization levels exhibiting a...
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PublicaciónThe mass of the white dwarf in YY Dra (=DO Dra): Dynamical measurement and comparative study with X-ray estimatesWe present a dynamical study of the intermediate polar cataclysmic variable YY Dra based on time-series observations in the K band, where the donor star is...
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PublicaciónThe massive white dwarf in the recurrent nova TCrBWe have obtained I-, J-, H- and K-band light curves of the recurrent nova TCrB. We find that we can fit the J-band light curve only with a Roche lobe filling...
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PublicaciónThe mysterious eruption of V838 MonV838 Mon is marking one of the most mysterious stellar outbursts on record. The spectral energy distribution of the progenitor resembles an under-luminous F...
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PublicaciónThe non-radially pulsating primary of the cataclysmic variable GW LibraeThe dwarf nova GW Librae (GW Lib) is the first cataclysmic variable (CV) discovered to have a primary in a white dwarf instability strip, making it the first...
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CharlaThe nova outburst: a changing paradigmSpectroscopic observations of novae date back a century, and the fundamental nature of the outburst has been understood for 50 years. Yet, recent observations...
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PublicaciónThe orbital period of CY UMaWe present intermediate resolution spectroscopy of the dwarf nova CY UMa in quiescence. From the radial velocities of the Hα emission, we derive an orbital...
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PublicaciónThe orbital period of V458 Vulpeculae, a post-double common-envelope novaWe present time-resolved optical spectroscopy of V458 Vulpeculae (Nova Vul 2007 No. 1) spread over a period of 15 months starting 301d after its discovery. Our...
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PublicaciónThe Post-Nova PopulationWe present our on-going project to unveil the post-nova population by re-discovering old novae that have been lost after the initial outburst and in which the...