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2111. Cataclysmic Variables Catalog (2006 Final Edition)
ID:
ivo://nasa.heasarc/cvcat
Title:
Cataclysmic Variables Catalog (2006 Final Edition)
Short Name:
CVs
Date:
21 Feb 2025
Publisher:
NASA/GSFC HEASARC
Description:
This catalog contains data for a large number of objects that have been classified as cataclysmic variables (CVs) as well as a smaller number of objects that are now not considered to be cataclysmic variables, but were originally classified erroneously as such. As of 2000 December, 40% of the objects in this catalog were dwarf novae, with another 30% being novae, and the rest being mostly nova-like variables; also as of this date, a large fraction (90%) of the CVs had references to published finding charts, while 64% of the objects had published spectra. The catalog includes coordinates measured in the reference frame of the Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Survey for non-novae and from the literature for novae. Also given are the variability type, the magnitude range, orbital periods, flags indicating the existence of relevant space-based observational datsets, references to finding charts and spectroscopy, the galactic latitude and longitude, and the year of outburst (for novae). This edition also includes plate identification information for the coordinate measurements, and a reference to the classification. The Catalog and Atlas of Cataclysmic Variables (Downes et al. in 2001, PASP, 113, 764 and <a href="http://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/cvcat/">http://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/cvcat/</a>) presented here is the ASCII Report mentioned in Section 2.1 of the PASP paper, and is similar to the previously published versions of the CV Catalog (e.g., Downes, Webbink and Shara 1997, PASP, 109, 345, Table 1). The online version of the CV Catalog at <a href="http://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/cvcat/">http://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/cvcat/</a> contains additional data on these systems not included in this database, including finding charts. For a complete authoritative and up-to-date description of the CV Catalog, refer to <a href="http://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/cvcat/description.html">http://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/cvcat/description.html</a>, from which the HEASARC has constructed this help file. This HEASARC version of the CV Catalog was last updated in February 2006. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .
2112. Cataclysmic variables from CRTS
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/441/1186
Title:
Cataclysmic variables from CRTS
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/441/1186
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present 855 cataclysmic variable candidates detected by the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey (CRTS) of which at least 137 have been spectroscopically confirmed and 705 are new discoveries. The sources were identified from the analysis of five years of data, and come from an area covering three quarters of the sky. We study the amplitude distribution of the dwarf novae cataclysmic variables (CVs) discovered by CRTS during outburst, and find that in quiescence they are typically 2mag fainter compared to the spectroscopic CV sample identified by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. However, almost all CRTS CVs in the SDSS footprint have ugriz photometry. We analyse the spatial distribution of the CVs and find evidence that many of the systems lie at scale heights beyond those expected for a Galactic thin disc population. We compare the outburst rates of newly discovered CRTS CVs with the previously known CV population, and find no evidence for a difference between them. However, we find significant evidence for a systematic difference in orbital period distribution. We discuss the CVs found below the orbital period minimum and argue that many more are yet to be identified among the full CRTS CV sample. We cross-match the CVs with archival X-ray catalogues and find that most of the systems are dwarf novae rather than magnetic CVs.
2113. Cataclysmic variables from LAMOST DR3
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/RAA/18.68
Title:
Cataclysmic variables from LAMOST DR3
Short Name:
J/other/RAA/18.6
Date:
15 Dec 2021 07:16:35
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Big data in the form of stellar spectra from the spectroscopic survey associated with the Large Sky Area Multi-object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) are important for studying properties of cataclysmic variables (CVs). By cross matching the catalogs of CVs compiled with LAMOST DR3, acquired from October 2011 to July 2015, we obtained the first spectroscopic catalog for CVs observed by LAMOST with high signal to noise ratio, above 8. By integrating line profiles, their equivalent widths (EWs) of the H{alpha}, H{beta}, H{gamma} and H{delta}, as well as HeI 5876 and 6678{AA} lines, were calculated. There were 74 stellar spectra from 48 known CVs and three spectra from three new CV candidates. At the same time, we also collected their previously published EWs. Thirty-three objects had repeated spectra and 30 stars showed spectral variability in the H{alpha} line. Moreover, we carried out photometric follow-up studies for five CVs (UU Aqr, TT Tri, PX And, BP Lyn and RW Tri). We obtained nine new light curves and revised their linear ephemerides. For RW Tri, there is a possible oscillation with an amplitude of 0.0031(2) days and a period of 47.6+/-0.4 years, which might be caused by a third body (brown dwarf) or magnetic activity cycle.
2114. Cataclysmic variables from SDSS-DR5
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/134/185
Title:
Cataclysmic variables from SDSS-DR5
Short Name:
J/AJ/134/185
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
The 28 cataclysmic variables (CVs) found in 2005 in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey are presented with their coordinates, magnitudes, and spectra. Five of these systems are previously known CVs (HH Cnc, SX LMi, QZ Ser, AP CrB, and HS 1016+3412), and the rest are new discoveries. Additional spectroscopic, photometric, and/or polarimetric observations of 10 systems were carried out, resulting in estimates of the orbital periods for seven of the new binaries. The 23 new CVs include one eclipsing system, one new Polar, and five systems whose spectra clearly reveal atmospheric absorption lines from the underlying white dwarf.
2115. Cataclysmic variables in the 2MASS 2IDR
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/565/511
Title:
Cataclysmic variables in the 2MASS 2IDR
Short Name:
J/ApJ/565/511
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Cataclysmic variables (CVs) have "traditionally" been observed primarily at short wavelengths because accretion-generated luminosity, which peaks in the optical-ultraviolet, dominates the radiated energy of most systems. Hence, relatively little is known about their infrared (IR) properties. Investigating CVs in the IR will contribute to the understanding of key system components that are expected to radiate at these wavelengths, such as the cool outer disk, accretion stream, and secondary star. We have compiled the near-IR J, H, and Ks band photometry of all cataclysmic variables contained in the sky coverage of the Second Incremental Data Release of the 2 Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). This data comprises 251 cataclysmic variables with reliably identified near-IR counterparts and S/N>10 photometry in one or more of the three near-IR bands. In addition to tables containing the 2MASS data, we present a set of near-IR finding charts for selected systems.
2116. Cataclysmic variables in the ZTF 1st-yr (2018-2019)
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/159/198
Title:
Cataclysmic variables in the ZTF 1st-yr (2018-2019)
Short Name:
J/AJ/159/198
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Using selection criteria based on amplitude, time, and color, we have identified 329 objects as known or candidate cataclysmic variables (CVs) during the first year of testing and operation of the Zwicky Transient Facility. Of these, 90 are previously confirmed CVs, 218 are strong candidates based on the shape and color of their light curves obtained during 3-562days of observation, and the remaining 21 are possible CVs but with too few data points to be listed as good candidates. Almost half of the strong candidates are within 10{deg} of the galactic plane, in contrast to most other large surveys that have avoided crowded fields. The available Gaia parallaxes are consistent with sampling the low mass transfer CVs, as predicted by population models. Our follow-up spectra have confirmed Balmer/helium emission lines in 27 objects, with four showing high-excitation HeII emission, including candidates for an AM CVn, a polar, and an intermediate polar. Our results demonstrate that a complete survey of the Galactic plane is needed to accomplish an accurate determination of the number of CVs existing in the Milky Way.
2117. Cataclysmic variables in ZTF 2nd year
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/162/94
Title:
Cataclysmic variables in ZTF 2nd year
Short Name:
J/AJ/162/94
Date:
09 Mar 2022 22:00:00
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
Using a filter in the GROWTH Marshal based on color and the amplitude and timescale of variability, we have identified 372 objects as known or candidate cataclysmic variables (CVs) during the second year of the operation of the Zwicky Transient Facility. From the available difference imaging data, we found that 93 are previously confirmed CVs and 279 are strong candidates. Spectra of four of the candidates confirm them as CVs by the presence of Balmer emission lines, while one of the four has prominent HeII lines indicative of containing a magnetic white dwarf. Gaia EDR3 parallaxes are available for 154 of these systems, resulting in distances from 108-2096pc and absolute magnitudes in the range of 7.5-15.0, with the largest number of candidates between 10.5 and 12.5. The total numbers are 21% higher than from the previous year of the survey with a greater number of distances available but a smaller percentage of systems close to the Galactic plane. Comparison of these findings with a machine-learning method of searching all the light curves reveals large differences in each data set related to the parameters involved in the search process.
2118. Cataclysmic variables observations
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/465/4968
Title:
Cataclysmic variables observations
Short Name:
J/MNRAS/465/4968
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present new time-resolved photometry of 74 cataclysmic variables (CVs), 47 of which are eclipsing. Thirteen of these eclipsing systems are newly discovered. For all 47 eclipsing systems, we show high cadence (1-20s) light curves obtained with the high-speed cameras ULTRACAM and ULTRASPEC. We provide new or refined ephemerides, and supply mid-eclipse times for all observed eclipses. We assess the potential for light-curve modelling of all 47 eclipsing systems to determine their system parameters, finding 20 systems that appear to be suitable for future study. Systems of particular interest include V713 Cep, in which we observed a temporary switching-off of accretion; and ASASSN-14mv and CSS111019:233313-155744, which both have orbital periods well below the CV period minimum. The short orbital periods and light-curve shapes suggest that they may be double degenerate (AM CVn) systems or CVs with evolved donor stars.
2119. Catalina Real-time Transient Survey (CRTS)
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/696/870
Title:
Catalina Real-time Transient Survey (CRTS)
Short Name:
J/ApJ/696/870
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We report on the results from the first six months of the Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey (CRTS). In order to search for optical transients (OTs) with timescales of minutes to years, the CRTS analyses data from the Catalina Sky Survey which repeatedly covers 26000 of square degrees on the sky. The CRTS provides a public stream of transients that are bright enough to be followed up using small telescopes. Since the beginning of the survey, all CRTS transients have been made available to astronomers around the world in real time using HTML tables, RSS feeds, and VOEvents. As part of our public outreach program, the detections are now also available in Keyhole Markup Language through Google Sky. The initial discoveries include over 350 unique OTs rising more than 2mag from past measurements. Sixty two of these are classified as supernovae (SNe), based on light curves, prior deep imaging and spectroscopic data. Seventy seven are due to cataclysmic variables (CVs; only 13 previously known), while an additional 100 transients were too infrequently sampled to distinguish between faint CVs and SNe. The remaining OTs include active galactic nucleus, blazars, high-proper-motions stars, highly variable stars (such as UV Ceti stars), and transients of an unknown nature.
2120. Catalina Surveys periodic variable stars
ID:
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/213/9
Title:
Catalina Surveys periodic variable stars
Short Name:
J/ApJS/213/9
Date:
21 Oct 2021
Publisher:
CDS
Description:
We present ~47000 periodic variables found during the analysis of 5.4 million variable star candidates within a 20000deg^2^ region covered by the Catalina Surveys Data Release-1 (CSDR1). Combining these variables with type ab RR Lyrae from our previous work, we produce an online catalog containing periods, amplitudes, and classifications for ~61000 periodic variables. By cross-matching these variables with those from prior surveys, we find that >90% of the ~8000 known periodic variables in the survey region are recovered. For these sources, we find excellent agreement between our catalog and prior values of luminosity, period, and amplitude as well as classification. We investigate the rate of confusion between objects classified as contact binaries and type c RR Lyrae (RRc's) based on periods, colors, amplitudes, metallicities, radial velocities, and surface gravities. We find that no more than a few percent of the variables in these classes are misidentified. By deriving distances for this clean sample of ~5500 RRc's, we trace the path of the Sagittarius tidal streams within the Galactic halo. Selecting 146 outer-halo RRc's with SDSS radial velocities, we confirm the presence of a coherent halo structure that is inconsistent with current N-body simulations of the Sagittarius tidal stream. We also find numerous long-period variables that are very likely associated within the Sagittarius tidal stream system. Based on the examination of 31000 contact binary light curves we find evidence for two subgroups exhibiting irregular light curves. One subgroup presents significant variations in mean brightness that are likely due to chromospheric activity. The other subgroup shows stable modulations over more than a thousand days and thereby provides evidence that the O'Connell effect is not due to stellar spots.

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