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High speed photometry of faint Cataclysmic Variables: A progress report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2013

B. Warner
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravity CentreUniversity of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa School of Physics and Astronomy, Southampton University, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom email: [email protected]
P. Woudt
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravity CentreUniversity of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa
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Abstract

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We summarise the results of observing faint cataclysmic variables from the Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey, resulting in confirming the theoretically predicted maximum in the orbital period histogram near a period of 80 minutes.

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Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013

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