The asteroseismic window of the CoRoT satellite mission aims at the monitoring of several types of pulsators along the Main Sequence. To optimise the science...
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Talk(1) Seismology of stars: problems and prospects (2) Asteroseismic CoRoT targets and the ground-based follow-up observations (3) Classical novae and cataclysmic variables: a modern perspective
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Publication1000 cataclysmic variables from the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey
Over six years of operation, the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey (CRTS) has identified 1043 cataclysmic variable (CV) candidates - the largest sample of CVs...
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Publication1RXS J062518.2+733433: A new intermediate polar
We report the identification of the cataclysmic variable 1RXS J062518.2+733433 as an intermediate polar. The orbital period of the system is determined to be...
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PublicationA 15.7-minAM CVn binary discovered in K2
We present the discovery of SDSS J135154.46-064309.0, a short-period variable observed using 30-mincadence photometry in K2 Campaign 6. Follow-up spectroscopy...
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PublicationA 6.5-day periodicity in the recurrent nova V404 Cygni implying the presence of a black hole
Two years after its outburst in 1989, the William Herschel Telescope has been used to find absorption features in V404 Cyg characteristic of a late G or early K...
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PublicationA feasibility study on the photometric detection of quiescent black hole X-ray binaries
We investigate the feasibility of detecting quiescent black hole X-ray binaries using optical photometric techniques. To test this, we employ a combination of r...
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PublicationA FWHM–K2 Correlation in Black Hole Transients
We compare {{{H}}}α emission profiles of 12 dynamically confirmed black holes (BHs) and 2 neutron star X-ray transients (SXTs) in quiescence with those of a...
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PublicationA Planetary Nebula around Nova V458 Vulpeculae Undergoing Flash Ionization
Nova V458 Vul erupted on 2007 August 8 and reached a visual magnitude of 8.1 a few days later. Hα images obtained 6 weeks before the outburst as part of the...
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PublicationA remarkable recurrent nova in M31: Discovery and optical/UV observations of the predicted 2014 eruption
The Andromeda Galaxy recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a had been caught in eruption eight times. The inter-eruption period of M31N 2008-12a is ~1 yr, making it the...