MSSL Astrophysics/Galactic Group publications 1994 onwards
Publications by
the Galactic Group
since 1994
In press
First XMM-Newton observations of strongly magnetic cataclysmic
variables I: spectral studies of DP Leo and WW Hor
(Accepted MNRAS)
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Ionisation structure in accretion shocks with a composite cooling function
WU, K., CROPPER, M., RAMSAY, G
(Accepted MNRAS)
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Indirect imaging of the accretion stream in eclipsing polars - III. HU Aquarii low state
HARROP-ALLIN, M. K., POTTER, S. B., CROPPER, M.,
(Accepted MNRAS)
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XTE J1550-564: A superluminal ejection during the September 1998 outburst
Hannikainen, D., Campbell-Wilson, D., Hunstead, R., McIntyre, V.,
Lovell, J., Reynolds, J., Tzioumis, T. and WU, K.
In press, Proceedings of "The Third Microquasar Workshop: Granada Workshop
on Galactic Relativistic Jet Sources
astro-ph/0011051
Radio emission from the X-ray tranisent XTE J1550-564
Hannikainen, D., WU, K., Campbell-Wilson, D., Hunstead, R., Lovell, J.,
McIntyre, V., Reynolds, J., SORIA, R. and Tzioumis, T.
In press, Proceedings of "The Fourth Integral Workshop: Exploring the
Gamma-Ray Universe", ESA-SP Series
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Publications in 2001
High-speed energy-resolved STJ photometry of the eclipsing binary UZ For
Perryman, M. A. C., CROPPER, M., RAMSAY, G., Favata, F., Peacock, A., Rando, N.,
Reynolds, A.
MNRAS, 324, 899
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On the multi-periodicities in the X-ray dipper XB 1916-053
Homer, L., Charles, P. A., Hakala, P., Muhli, P., Shih, I-C., Smale,
A. P., RAMSAY, G.,
MNRAS, 322, 827
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Optical Spectroscopy of GX339-4 during the High-Soft and Low-Hard States: II: Line Ionisation and Emission
Region
Wu, K., Soria, R., Hunstead, R. W., & Johnston, H. M.
MNRAS, 320, 177
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XMM-Newton EPIC and RGS Observations of LMC X-3
Wu, K., Soria, R., Page, M., Sakelliou, I., Kahn, S. M., & de Vries, C. P.
A&A, 365 L267
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XMM-Newton Optical Monitor Observations of LMC X-3
Soria, R., Wu., K., Page, M., & Sakelliou, I.
A&A, 365, L273
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First XMM-Newton observations of a cataclysmic variable I: Timing studies
of OY Car
G Ramsay, T Poole, K Mason, F Cordova, W Priedhorsky, A Breeveld, R Much, J Osborne,
D Pandel, S Potter, J West, P Wheatley
A&A, 365, L288
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First XMM-Newton observations of a cataclysmic variable II: the X-ray spectrum
of OY Car
G Ramsay, F Cordova, J Cottam, K Mason, R Much, J Osborne,
D Pandel, T Poole, P Wheatley
A&A, 365, L294
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First XMM-Newton observations of an isolated neutron star: RX J0720.4-3125
Paerels, F., Mori, K., Motch, C., Haberl, F., Zavlin, V. E., Zane, S.,
Ramsay, G., Cropper, M., Brinkman, B.,
A&A, 365, L298
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Modelling the spin pulse profile of the isolated neutron star RX
J0720.4-3125 observed using XMM-Newton
Cropper, M., Zane, S., Ramsay, G., Haberl, F., Motch, C.,
A&A, 365, L302
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Publications in 2000
Polarimetry and spectroscopy of RX J1141.3-6410: a single-pole AM Her system
Buckley, David A. H., Cropper, Mark, van der Heyden, Kurt, Potter, S. B., Wickramasinghe, Dayal T.
MNRAS, 318, 187
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Simultaneous optical polarimetry and X-ray data of the near synchronous polar RX J2115-5840
Gavin Ramsay, Stephen Potter, Mark Cropper, David A. H. Buckley, M. K. Harrop-Allin
MNRAS, 316, 225
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Stokes imaging of the accretion region in Magnetic Cataclysmic
Variables - II: V347 Pav
Stephen Potter, Mark Cropper, Pasi Hakala
MNRAS, 315, 423
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Infrared spectroscopy of CVs: III. dwarf novae below the period gap and novalike variables
Dhillon, V. S., Littlefair, S. P., Howell, S. B., Ciardi, D. R., HARROP-ALLIN, M. K., Marsh,
T. R.,
MNRAS, 314, 826
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Stokes imaging of the AM Her system ST LMi
Potter, S.,
MNRAS, 314, 672
The Emission from Post-Shock Flows in mCVs
M. Cropper, Wu, K., Ramsay, G.,
New Astronomy Reviews,44, 57
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Determining the mass of the accreting white dwarf in magnetic CVs using RXTE data
Ramsay, G.
MNRAS, 314, 403
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Evidence for a substellar secondary in the magnetic CV binary EF Eridani
Beuermann, K., Wheatley, P. J., Ramsay, G., Euchner, F., Gansicke,
B. T.
A&A, 354, L49
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Detection of the optical counterpart of the proposed double degenerate polar RX J1914+24
Ramsay, G., Cropper, M., Wu, K., Mason, K., Hakala, P.
MNRAS, 311, 75
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Publications in 1999
Indirect imaging of the accretion stream in eclipsing polars II: HU Aqr
M. K. Harrop-Allin, M. Cropper, Hakala, P. J., Hellier, C., Ramseyer, T.
MNRAS, 308, 807
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Simultaneous optical polarimetry and X-ray observations of
the magnetic CV CP Tuc (AX J2315-592)
Gavin Ramsay, Stephen Potter, David Buckley, Peter Wheatley
MNRAS, 306, 809
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Effects of Gravity on the Structure of Postshock Accretion Flows in
Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables
Mark Cropper, Kinwah Wu, Gavin Ramsay, Aysegul Kocabiyik
MNRAS, 306, 684
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RX J2115-5840: confirmation of a new near-synchronous Polar
Ramsay, G., Buckley, D. A. H., Cropper, M., Harrop-Allin,M. K.
MNRAS, 303, 96
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Indirect imaging of the accretion stream in
eclipsing polars I: method and tests
HARROP-ALLIN, M. K., Hakala, P. J., Cropper M.
MNRAS, 302, 362
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Accretion flows in polars
M. K. HARROP-ALLIN
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Indirect imaging of the accretion stream in HU Aqr
M. K. HARROP-ALLIN, M. CROPPER, P. J. Hakala, C. Hellier, T. Ramseyer
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(In the Proc of the Annapolis Conf on
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Vol 157, p81
The optical counterpart of the double degenerate Polar RX J1914+24
G. RAMSAY, M. CROPPER, K. MASON, P. Hakala
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Vol 157, p153
RX J2115-5840: confirmation of a new near-synchronous Polar
G. RAMSAY, D. Buckley, M. CROPPER, M. K. HARROP-ALLIN
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Vol 157, 227
The GOSSIP on the MCV V347 Pav
S. B. POTTER, M. CROPPER, P. Hakala
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Vol 157, p253
Line and continuum emission in post-shock flows
M. CROPPER, K. Wu, G. RAMSAY
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Vol 157, p325
Projected XMM vision for MCVs
C. H. JAMES, G. BRANDUARDI-RAYMONT, M. CROPPER
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Vol 157, p421
Publications in 1998
RXJ1914.4+2456: the first double-degenerate polar?
M. CROPPER, M. K. HARROP-ALLIN, K. O. MASON, J. P. D. MITTAZ, S. B. POTTER
and G. RAMSAY
MNRAS, 293, L57-L60
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White dwarf masses in magnetic CVs: multi-temperature fits to GINGA data
CROPPER M. S., RAMSAY G. and Wu K.
MNRAS, 293, 222-232
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RX J0744-52: A probable Intermediate Polar
G. RAMSAY, D. A. H. Buckley and M. S. CROPPER
MNRAS, 294, 187-192
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Polarimetry of QQ Vul
M. S. CROPPER
MNRAS, 295, 353
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Evidence for pole switching in the magnetic cataclysmic variable BY
Camelopardalis
P. A. Mason, G. RAMSAY, I. Andronov, S. Kolesnikov, N. Shakhovsky and E.
Pavlenko
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(MNRAS,, 295, 511
Interacting OB star binaries: LZ Cep, SZ Cam and IU Aur
T. J. HARRIES, R. W. Hilditch and G. Hill
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 295, 386
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A spectropolarimetric survey of northern-hemisphere Wolf-Rayet stars
T.J. HARRIES, D.J. Hillier and I.D. Howarth
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(MNRAS, 296, 1072)
A Comparison of Two Mass Estimators using the Intermediate Polar XY Ari
RAMSAY, G., CROPPER, M. S., Hellier, C., Wu, K.
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(MNRAS,, 297, 1269)
RXJ 1238-38: a New Intermediate Polar below the Period Gap
Buckley, D. A. H., CROPPER, M. S., RAMSAY, G., Wickramasinghe, D. T.
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(MNRAS, 299, 83)
`Stokes imaging' of the accretion region in Magnetic Cataclysmic
Variables - I. Conception and Realisation.
POTTER, S. B., Hakala, P. J., Cropper, M. S.
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(MNRAS, 297, 1261)
Spectroscopic observations of the eclipsing polar MN Hya (RX J0929--24)
Ramsay, G., Wheatley, P. J.
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(MNRAS, 301, 95)
A multiwavelength study of the accretion region in MCVs
Potter, S.
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Accretion Proccess onto Magnetic White Dwarfs
CROPPER, M. S.
ASP Conference Series
Polars: Multisite Emission - Multiwavelength Observation
Schwope, A. D., Beuermann, K., Buckley, D. A. H., Ciardi, D., CROPPER, M. S. et
al.
ASP Conference Series
The Masses of White Dwarfs in Magnetic CVs from X-ray Observations
Wu, K., CROPPER, M. S., RAMSAY, G.
IAU Symoposium 189
Accreting Shocks of Magnetised White Dwarfs: Ionisation Structure and Kalpha
Line Emission of FE, Ni, Si.
Wu, K., CROPPER, M. S., RAMSAY, G.
IUA Symposium 189
Mapping the accretion stream in eclipsing polars
HARROP-ALLIN, M.K., Hakala, P. J., CROPPER M.,
Hellier, C., Ramseyer T. F.
Proc. 13th N. American Workshop on CVs and LMXBs. ASP Conf. Series
`Stokes imaging' of the accretion region in Magnetic Cataclysmic
Variables.
POTTER, S. B., Hakala, P. J., Cropper, M. S.
Proc. 13th N. American Workshop on CVs and LMXBs. ASP Conf. Series
Publications in 1997
The chemical composition and binarity of beta Crateris
Smalley B., Kellett B. J., WONNACOTT D., and Stickland D. J.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,
284, 457-464
Simultaneous UBVRIJK photometric and polarimetric observations of PQ Gem
POTTER S., CROPPER M. S., MASON K. O., Hough J. H. and Bailey J. A.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,
285, 82-94
Spin-down in PQ Gem
MASON K. O.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,
285, 493-500
Infrared spectroscopy of the long-period polar RXJ0515.6+0104
D. Stavroyiannopoulos. S. R. Rosen, M. G. Watson, K. O. MASON and S. B.
Howell
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,
288, 891-902
Infrared spectroscopy of the long-period polar RX J0515.6+0105
HARROP-ALLIN, M. K., CROPPER, M., POTTER, S. B., Dhillon, V. S., Howell,
S. B.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,
288, 1033-1040
Polarisation in the Hidden Pole AM Her System EXO032957-2606.9
CROPPER, M.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,
289, 21-24
Simultaneous EUVE and optical observations of the magnetic CV PQ Gem
Howell, S. B., Sirk, M., RAMSAY, G., CROPPER, M., POTTER, S., Rosen,
S. R.
ApJ, 485, 333
Phase-resolved spectroscopy of the eclipsing AM Her system RX J0929-24
RAMSAY, G., Wheatley, P. J.
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Proc. 13th N. American Workshop on CVs and LMXBs. ASP Conf. Series
EF Eri in a low accretion state
Wheatley, P. J., RAMSAY, G.
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Proc. 13th N. American Workshop on CVs and LMXBs. ASP Conf. Series
ROSAT observations of the magnetic CV V2301 Oph (1H1752+081)
RAMSAY, G.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,
290, 99-101
Pre-eclipse dips in the ultraviolet light curves of two eclipsing
novalike cataclysmic variables
MASON, K. O, Drew, J. E. and Knigge C.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,
290, L23
Time-series spectropolarimetry of the short-period Wolf-Rayet+O star binary
CQ Cephei
HARRIES, T. J., Hilditch, R. W.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronmical Society, 291, 544-556
Polarisation Observations of RE1844-74
RAMSAY, G., Howell, S., Sirk, M., CROPPER, M. S., POTTER, S. B., Rosen,
S. R.
IAU Colloquium 163 eds Wickramsighe, D. T., Ferrario, L., Bicknell, J.,
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (Conference Series)
121, 783-784
White Dwarf Masses in Magnetic CVs: Multi-temperature Fits to GINGA Data.
CROPPER, M. S., RAMSAY, G., Wu, K.
IAU Colloquium 163 eds Wickramsighe, D. T., Ferrario, L., Bicknell, J.,
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (Conference Series)
121, 413-417
Infrared and optical spectroscopy of Type Ia supernovae in the nebular phase
Bowers, E. J. C., Meikle, W. P. S.,
Geballe, T. R., Walton, N. A., PINTO, P. A.,
Dhillon, V. S., Howell, S. B., HARROP-ALLIN, M. K.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronmical Society, 290, 663
Publications in 1995
Rosat and Ginga observations of the magnetic cataclysmic variable QQ Vul;
evidence of two-pole accretion
Beardmore A. P. RAMSAY G. Osborne J. P. MASON K. O. Nousek J. and
Baluta C.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,
273, 742-750
Eclipse Observations of an Accretion Disk Wind
MASON K. O., Drew J. E., Cordova F. A., Horne K., Hilditch R., Knigge C.,
Lanz T. and Meylan T.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,
274, 271-286
Optical identification of EUV sources from the ROSAT Wide Field Camera All-sky
Survey
MASON, K.O. et al
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,
274, 1194-1218
HR 5110 superflare: an inter-binary flare identified?
GRAFFAGNINO V. G. WONNACOTT D. & Schaedt S.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,
275, 129-142
ROSAT observations of AM Her stars in low or intermediate states
RAMSAY, G. CROPPER M. S. and MASON K. O.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,
276, 1382-1390
A Study of the Interstellar Dust Distribution in Regions of Low Total Column
Density
M. H. Jones, M. Rowan-Robinson, G.
BRANDUARDI-RAYMONT, P. SMITH, A. Pedlar, K. Willacy.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,
277, 1587-1598
A new K-dwarf rapid-rotator with a white-dwarf companion?
D. Robb R. M. WONNACOTT D. Lloyd C & Clayton C.
Kellet B. J. Bromage G. E. Brown A. Jeffries R. James D. J. Kilkenny
Astrophysical Journal, 438, 364-375,
Asymmetric mass accretion in the magnetic cataclysmic variable RE~1149+28
Howell S. B. Sirk M. M. Malina R. F. MITTAZ J. P. D. and MASON K. O
Astrophysical Journal, 439, 991-995
HST and R-band eclipse maps of the UX UMa accretion disk
Baptista R. Horne K. Hilditch R. W. MASON K. O. and Drew J. E.
Astrophysical Journal,
448, 395-415
Ultraviolet eclipse observations of an accretion disk wind
Drew J.E. MASON K. O. Cordova F. A. Horne K. D. Mauche C. W. and Raymond J. C.
Adv. Space Res., 16, 53-56
HST UV observations of the accretion disk corona X-ray binary X1822-371
PUCHNAREWICZ E. M. MASON K.O. and Cordova F. A.
Adv. Space Res., 16, 65-68
Observations of AM Her stars using ROSAT
RAMSAY G. MASON K. O. and CROPPER M.S.
Adv. Space Res., 16, 103-106
Sporadic Mass transfer in the RSCVn system HR5110,
in "New Horizon of X-ray Astronomy" Frontier Science Series no. 12
GRAFFAGNINO V.G. WONNACOTT D. & Schaeidt S.
editors F. Makino & T. Ohashi. publishers Universal Academy Press Inc., Tokyo,
383-384,
The peculiar soft X-ray bright intermediate polar PQ Gem (RE J0751+14)
ASP conf. series; "Cape Workshop on Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables"
MASON K. O.
Eds. D. A. H. Buckley and B. Warner
publ. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San
Francisco, Vol. 85, p225-231
EUVE spectroscopy of QS Tel (RE1938-461): the second pole becomes active,
ASP conf. series; "Cape Workshop on Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables"
Rosen S., MITTAZ J., Buckley D. A. H., Layden A. and Mc Cain C.
Eds. D.A. H. Buckley and B. Warner, publ. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San
Francisco, Vol. 85, p279-280
Polarisation Observations of RE1844-74
ASP conf. series; "Cape Workshop on Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables"
RAMSAY G., CROPPER M. and Wu K.
Eds. D.A. H. Buckley and B. Warner, publ. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San
Francisco, Vol. 85, p338-339
Publications in 1994
Spectroscopy of Faint Cataclysmic Variables I
Howell, S., Liebert, J., & Mason, K. O.
IBVS, no 4072
UZ For: A new ephemeris for UZ For
Ramsay, G.
IBVS, no 4075
Circular Polarimetric observations of the magnetic CV 1H1752+081
Ramsay, G. & Cropper, M.
IBVS, no 4100
Is the ROSAT Wide-Field Camera EUV source and Am eclipsing
binary, Delta Capricorni, also a Delta Scuti variable?
Lloyd, C., & Wonnaccot, D.
MNRAS, 266, L13
The discovery of EUV flaring activity in the K0V star HD 197890 with the ROSAT
Wide Field Camera
Matthews, L., Bromage, G. E., Kellett, B. J., Sidher, S. D., Rochester, G. K.,
Quenby J. J., Sumner T. J., Donoghue D., Willoughby, G. & Wonnacott, D.
MNRAS, 266, 757
A 60-night campaign on dwarf novae
van Paradijs, J., Hellier, C., Mason, K. O. et al.
MNRAS, 267, 465
Mapping of the accretion region in AM Her systems: ST LMi
Cropper, M. & Horne, K.
MNRAS, 267, 481
A new hot da white-dwarf in a region of exceptionally low H-1 density
Bartsow, M.,...Mittaz, J.
MNRAS, 267, 647
Pulsational activity on IK Pegasi A
Wonnacott, D., Kellett, B.J., Smalley, B., Lloyd C.
MNRAS, 267, 1045
Spin-resolved optical CCD spectroscopy of GK Persei
Garlick, M. A., Mittaz, J. P. D., Rosen, S. R., & Mason K. O.
MNRAS, 269, 517
Rosat observations of AN UMa and MR Ser; the status of the soft X-ray excess
Ramsay, G., Mason, K. O., Cropper, M., Watson, M. G., & Clayton, K.
MNRAS, 270, 692
A ROSAT survey of hot white dwarfs in non-interacting binary systems
Barstow M. A. Holberg J. B. Fleming T. A. Marsh M. C.
Koester D. & Wonnacott, D.
MNRAS, 270, 516
The discovery of RE1307+535: The shortest period AM Her system
Osborne J. P., Beardmore A. P., Wheatley P. J., Hakala P. J., Watson M. G.,
Mason K. O. & Hassall B. J. M.
MNRAS, 270, 650
ROSAT observations of a soft X-ray emission component in the intermediate
polar RE0751+14
Duck, S. R., Rosen, S. R., Ponman, T. J., Norton, A. J., Watson, M. G.,
Mason, K. O.
MNRAS, 271, 372
Sporadic Mass transfer in the RSCVn system HR5110
Graffagnino, V. G., Wonnacott, D., Schaeidt, S.
New Horizon of X-ray Astronomy, ed. F. Makino & T. Ohashi, p383
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