The Hidden Population of AM CVn Binaries in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
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https://doi.org/10.14311/APP.2015.02.0178Abstract
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.Downloads
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2015-02-23
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The Hidden Population of AM CVn Binaries in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. (2015). Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, 2(1), 178-182. https://doi.org/10.14311/APP.2015.02.0178