Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The Hidden Population of AM CVn Binaries in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey |
| Authors: |
P. J. Carter, T. R. Marsh, D. Steeghs, E. Breedt, C. M. Copperwheat, B. T. Gansicke, P. J. Groot, G. Nelemans |
| Source: |
Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 178-182 (2015) |
| Publisher Information: |
CTU Central Library, 2015. |
| Publication Year: |
2015 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Subject Terms: |
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), TA1-2040 |
| More Details: |
We present results from a spectroscopic survey designed to uncover AM Canum Venaticorum (AM CVn) binaries hidden in the photometric database of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). The discovery of only 7 new AM CVns in the observed part of our sample suggests a lower space density than previously predicted. Based on the complete g≤19 sample, we calculate an observed space density for AM CVns of (5 ± 3) × 10−7 pc−3. We also compare the cataclysmic variables (CVs) discovered via this survey to those found in the SDSS spectroscopy, and we discuss SBSS 1108+574, an unusually helium-rich CV that has a spectroscopically confirmed orbital period of 55 minutes, well below the CV period minimum (~80 min). SBSS 1108+574 may represent an AM CVn forming via the ‘evolved CV’ formation channel. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2336-5382 |
| Relation: |
https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/2883; https://doaj.org/toc/2336-5382 |
| DOI: |
10.14311/APP.2015.02.0178 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/cf061cc0c98e49b8b913d4c2905f4f5c |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.f061cc0c98e49b8b913d4c2905f4f5c |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
