Southworth, J. (John), Gänsicke, B. T. (Boris T.) and Marsh, T. R. (2009) The fainter the better : cataclysmic variable stars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. In: 16th European White Dwarfs Workshop, Barcelona, Spain, 30 Jun - 4 Jul 2008. Published in: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol.172 (No.1). 012042.

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Abstract

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has identified a total of 212 cataclysmic variables, most of which are fainter than 18th magnitude. This is the deepest and most populous homogeneous sample of cataclysmic variables to date, and we axe undertaking a project to characterise this population. We have found that the SDSS sample is dominated by a great "silent majority" of old and faint CVs. We detect, for the first time, a population spike at the minimum period of 80 min which has been predicted by theoretical studies for over a decade.

Item Type:	Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Physics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Cataclysmic variable stars, Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Publisher:	Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.
ISSN:	1742-6596
Date:	July 2009
Volume:	Vol.172
Number:	No.1
Number of Pages:	4
Page Range:	012042
Identification Number:	10.1088/1742-6596/172/1/012042
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	16th European White Dwarfs Workshop
Type of Event:	Workshop
Location of Event:	Barcelona, Spain
Date(s) of Event:	30 Jun - 4 Jul 2008
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/16571

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