Author: Copperwheat C. M. Marsh T. R. Littlefair S. P. Dhillon V. S. Ramsay G. Drake A. J. Gänsicke B. T. Groot P. J. Hakala P. Koester D. Nelemans G. Roelofs G. Southworth J. Steeghs D. Tulloch S.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 0035-8711
Source: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol.410, Iss.2, 2011-01, pp. : 1113-1129
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Abstract
ABSTRACTWith orbital periods of the order of tens of minutes or less, the AM Canum Venaticorum stars are ultracompact, hydrogen-deficient binaries with the shortest periods of any binary subclass, and are expected to be among the strongest gravitational wave sources in the sky. To date, the only known eclipsing source of this type is the
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