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Cyclic brightening in the short-period wz sge-type cataclysmic variable sdss j080434.20+510349.2

Zharikov, S. V.
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Tovmassian, G. H.
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Neustroev, V. V.
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Michel, R.
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Zurita, C.
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Echevarría, J.
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Bikmaev, I. F.
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Pavlenko, E. P.
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Jeon, Y.-B.
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Valyavin, G. G.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10379/14535
 https://doi.org/10.13025/26685
Publication Date
2008-05-22
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stars : dwarf novae, stars : novae, cataclysmic variables, methods : observational, techniques : photometric, dwarf novae, accretion disks, superoutburst, superhumps, discovery, sagittae, radius, humps, stars
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Zharikov, S. V. Tovmassian, G. H.; Neustroev, V. V.; Michel, R.; Zurita, C.; Echevarría, J.; Bikmaev, I. F.; Pavlenko, E. P.; Jeon, Y.-B.; Valyavin, G. G.; Aviles, A. (2008). Cyclic brightening in the short-period wz sge-type cataclysmic variable sdss j080434.20+510349.2 . Astronomy & Astrophysics 486 (2), 505-U80
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Aims. We observed a new cataclysmic variable (CV) SDSS J080434.20+510349.2 to study the origin of long-term variability found in its light curve. Methods. Multi-longitude, time-resolved, photometric observations were acquired to analyze this uncommon behavior, which has been found in two newly discovered CVs. Results. This study of SDSS J080434.20+510349.2 concerns primarily the understanding of the nature of the observed, double-humped, light curve and its relation to a cyclic brightening that occurs during quiescence. The observations were obtained early in 2007, when the object was at about V similar to 17.1, about 0.4 mag brighter than the pre-outburst magnitude. The light curve shows a sinusoidal variability with an amplitude of about 0.07 mag and a periodicity of 42.48 min, which is half of the orbital period of the system. We observed in addition two "mini-outbursts" of the system of up to 0.6 mag, which have a duration of about 4 days each. The "mini-outburst" has a symmetric profile and is repeated in approximately every 32 days. Subsequent monitoring of the system shows a cyclical behavior of such "mini-outbursts" with a similar recurrence period. The origin of the double-humped light curve and the periodic brightening is discussed in the light of the evolutionary state of SDSS J080434.20+510349.2.
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