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V348 Puppis: a new SW Sex star in the period gap
We present time-resolved optical spectroscopy and photometry of the nova-like cataclysmic variable V348 Puppis. The system displays the same spectroscopic...
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PublicationV533 Herculis: the second SW Sex old nova displaying emission-line flaringWe present high-time-resolution spectroscopy of the non-eclipsing old nova V533 Herculis (N Her 1963). It is the second nova remnant affected by the `SW Sex...
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PublicationV795 Her: an SW Sex star in the period gap?We present optical photometry and spectroscopy of the nova-like variable V795 Her. The emission lines exhibit an extremely complex structure consisting of...
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PublicationVelocity-imaging the rapidly precessing planetary disc around the white dwarf HE 1349-2305 using Doppler tomographyThe presence of planetary material in white dwarf atmospheres, thought to be accreted from a dusty debris disc produced via the tidal disruption of a...
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PublicationVery Large Telescope/X-shooter Spectroscopy of the Candidate Black Hole X-Ray Binary MAXI J1659-152 in OutburstWe present the optical to near-infrared spectrum of MAXI J1659-152 during the onset of its 2010 X-ray outburst. The spectrum was obtained with X-shooter on the...
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PublicationVLT spectroscopy of XTE J2123-058 during quiescence: the masses of the two componentsWe present Very Large Telescope (VLT) low-resolution spectroscopy of the neutron star X-ray transient XTE J2123-058 during its quiescent state. Our data reveal...
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PublicationWhat ignites on the neutron star of 4U 0614+091?The low-mass X-ray binary 4U 0614+091 is a source of sporadic thermonuclear (type I) X-ray bursts. We find bursts with a wide variety of characteristics in...
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PublicationWhen the disc's away, the stars will play: dynamical masses in the nova-like variable KR Aur with a pinch of accretionWe obtained time-resolved optical photometry and spectroscopy of the nova-like variable KR Aurigae in the low state. The spectrum reveals a DAB white dwarf (WD)...
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PublicationX-Ray and Optical Polarization Aligned with the Radio Jet Ejecta in GX 339–4We present the first X-ray polarization measurements of GX 339–4. IXPE observed this source twice during its 2023–2024 outburst, once in the soft-intermediate...