Search
Now showing items 1-6 of 6
Long-term eclipse timing of white dwarf binaries: an observational hint of a magnetic mechanism at work
(Oxford University Press, 2016)
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 includes 67 close binaries, both detached and ...
Two new variable sdB stars, HE 0218−3437 and LB 1516
(Oxford University Press, 2010)
We present photometry which shows that two known hot subdwarf stars, HE 0218−3437 and
LB 1516, are variable. LB 1516 exhibits several frequencies in the range 12–25 cycles d−1
(periods of about 1–2 h) with amplitudes ...
Detection of an increasing orbital period in the subdwarf B eclipsing system NSVS 14256825
(Oxford University Press, 2012)
New timings of eclipses made in 2010 and 2011 are presented for the hot subdwarf B (sdB)
eclipsing binary NSVS 14256825. Composed of an sdB star and a much cooler companion,
with a period near 0.1104 days, this system ...
UBV(RI)C JHK observations of Hipparcos-selected nearby stars
(Oxford University Press, 2010)
We present homogeneous, standardized UBV(RI)C photometry for over 700 nearby stars
selected on the basis of Hipparcos parallaxes. Additionally, we list JHK photometry for about
half of these stars, as well as L photometry ...
HE 0230−4323 revisited: a new rapidly pulsating sdB star
(Oxford University Press, 2010)
HE 0230−4323 is a hot sdB star in a binary system. An earlier work demonstrated that the
light curve of the system shows a strong (∼4 per cent) reflection effect and also appears to
exhibit photometric variations of the ...
A search for p-mode pulsations in white dwarf stars using the Berkeley Visible Imaging Tube detector
(Oxford University Press, 2014)
We present high-speed photometry (resolution 0.1 s) obtained during the commissioning of the
Berkely Visible Imaging Tube system on the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT). The
observations were an attempt to search ...