The ellipsoidal light curve of VV Puppis

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Nov 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982mnras.201..521a&link_type=abstract

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 201, Nov. 1982, p. 521-525.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Binary Stars, Dwarf Stars, Light Curve, M Stars, Magnetic Stars, Cyclotron Radiation, Stellar Mass Accretion, White Dwarf Stars

Scientific paper

Light curves of the AM Herculis-type binary VV Puppis at 1.2 micron in both active and quiet states are presented. In its active state the light curve resembles existing optical data, with perhaps additional evidence for accretion on to the second pole. During quiescence the cyclotron continuum fades and reveals the ellipsoidal variations of the M dwarf. By fitting the ellipsoidal light curve we are able to specify the location of the M dwarf in the system and place limits on the inclination of our line-of-sight, from 50 to 70 deg.

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