X-RAY TIMING AND SPECTROSCOPY OF NEW CATACLYSMIC VARIABLE WITH THE FASTEST-SPINNING WHITE DWARF EVER DETECTED

  • Mori, Kaya (PI)

Project: Research project

Project Details

Description

A RECENTLY-DISCOVERED INTERMEDIATE POLAR CTCV J2056-3014 HAS THE SHORTEST SPIN PERIOD (29.6 SEC) AMONG ALL CVS AND WHITE DWARFS. THE ORBITAL PERIOD OF 1.76 HOURS IS BELOW THE PERIOD GAP WHERE THE BINARY ORBIT DECAYS VIA GRAVITATIONAL WAVE RADIATION

StatusFinished
Effective start/end date9/1/218/31/22

Funding

  • Goddard Space Flight Center: US$37,500.00

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Spectroscopy
  • Radiation
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Aerospace Engineering

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