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Hunting for eclipses: high-speed observations of cataclysmic variables by Hardy, L K, McAllister, M J, Dhillon, V S, Littlefair, S P, Bours, M C P, Breedt, E, Butterley, T, Chakpor, A, Irawati, P, Kerry, P, Marsh, T R, Parsons, S G, Savoury, C D J, Wilson, R W, Woudt, P A

“…We present new time-resolved photometry of 74 cataclysmic variables (CVs), 47 of which are eclipsing. Thirteen of these eclipsing systems are newly discovered…”
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Using large spectroscopic surveys to test the double degenerate model for Type Ia supernovae by Breedt, E., Steeghs, D., Marsh, T. R., Gentile Fusillo, N. P., Tremblay, P.-E., Green, M., De Pasquale, S., Hermes, J. J., Gänsicke, B. T., Parsons, S. G., Bours, M. C. P., Longa-Peña, P., Rebassa-Mansergas, A.

“…Abstract An observational constraint on the contribution of double degenerates to Type Ia supernovae requires multiple radial velocity measurements of ideally…”
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The substellar companion in the eclipsing white dwarf binary SDSS J141126.20+200911.1 by Littlefair, S P, Casewell, S L, Parsons, S G, Dhillon, V S, Marsh, T R, Gaensicke, B T, Bloemen, S, Catalan, S, Irawati, P, Hardy, L K, Mcallister, M, Bours, M CP, Richichi, Andrea, Burleigh, M R, Burningham, B, Breedt, E, Kerry, P

“…We present high time resolution SDSS-g' and SDSS-z' light curves of the primary eclipse in SDSS J141126.20+200911.1, together with time-resolved X-Shooter…”
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Using Gaussian processes to model light curves in the presence of flickering: the eclipsing cataclysmic variable ASASSN-14ag by McAllister, M J, Littlefair, S P, Dhillon, V S, Marsh, T R, Ashley, R P, Bours, M CP, Breedt, E, Hardy, L K, Hermes, J J, Kengkriangkrai, S, Kerry, P, Rattanasoon, S, Sahman, D I

“…The majority of cataclysmic variable (CV) stars contain a stochastic noise component in their light curves, commonly referred to as flickering. This can…”
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Testing the white dwarf mass–radius relationship with eclipsing binaries by Parsons, S. G., Gänsicke, B. T., Marsh, T. R., Ashley, R. P., Bours, M. C. P., Breedt, E., Burleigh, M. R., Copperwheat, C. M., Dhillon, V. S., Green, M., Hardy, L. K., Hermes, J. J., Irawati, P., Kerry, P., Littlefair, S. P., McAllister, M. J., Rattanasoon, S., Rebassa-Mansergas, A., Sahman, D. I., Schreiber, M. R.

“…We present high-precision, model-independent, mass and radius measurements for 16 white dwarfs in detached eclipsing binaries and combine these with previously…”
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Precise parameters for both white dwarfs in the eclipsing binary CSS 41177 by Bours, M. C. P., Marsh, T. R., Parsons, S. G., Copperwheat, C. M., Dhillon, V. S., Littlefair, S. P., Gänsicke, B. T., Gianninas, A., Tremblay, P.-E.

“…We present ULTRACAM photometry and X-Shooter spectroscopy of the eclipsing double white dwarf binary CSS 41177, the only such system that is also a…”
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Once in a blue moon: detection of ‘bluing' during debris transits in the white dwarf WD 1145+017 by Hallakoun, N., Xu (许偲艺), S., Maoz, D., Marsh, T. R., Ivanov, V. D., Dhillon, V. S., Bours, M. C. P., Parsons, S. G., Kerry, P., Sharma, S., Su,  K., Rengaswamy, S., Pravec, P., Kušnirák, P., Kučáková, H., Armstrong, J. D., Arnold, C., Gerard, N., Vanzi, L.

“…Abstract The first transiting planetesimal orbiting a white dwarf was recently detected in K2 data of WD 1145+017 and has been followed up intensively. The…”
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ULTRASPEC: a high-speed imaging photometer on the 2.4-m Thai National Telescope by Dhillon, V. S., Marsh, T. R., Atkinson, D. C., Bezawada, N., Bours, M. C. P., Copperwheat, C. M., Gamble, T., Hardy, L. K., Hickman, R. D. H., Irawati, P., Ives, D. J., Kerry, P., Leckngam, A., Littlefair, S. P., McLay, S. A., O'Brien, K., Peacocke, P. T., Poshyachinda, S., Richichi, A., Soonthornthum, B., Vick, A.

“…ULTRASPEC is a high-speed imaging photometer mounted permanently at one of the Nasmyth focii of the 2.4-m Thai National Telescope (TNT) on Doi Inthanon,…”
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A magnetic white dwarf in a detached eclipsing binary by Parsons, S. G., Marsh, T. R., Gänsicke, B. T., Schreiber, M. R., Bours, M. C. P., Dhillon, V. S., Littlefair, S. P.

“…SDSS J030308.35+005444.1 is a close, detached, eclipsing white dwarf plus M dwarf binary which shows a large infrared excess which has been interpreted in…”
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HST+COS spectra of the double white dwarf CSS 41177 place the secondary inside the pulsational instability strip by Bours, M. C. P., Marsh, T. R., Gänsicke, B. T., Parsons, S. G.

“…We present Hubble Space Telescope + Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (HST+COS) data of the eclipsing double white dwarf binary CSS 41177. Due to the temperature…”
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Long-term eclipse timing of white dwarf binaries: an observational hint of a magnetic mechanism at work by Bours, M. C. P., Marsh, T. R., Parsons, S. G., Dhillon, V. S., Ashley, R. P., Bento, J. P., Breedt, E., Butterley, T., Caceres, C., Chote, P., Copperwheat, C. M., Hardy, L. K., Hermes, J. J., Irawati, P., Kerry, P., Kilkenny, D., Littlefair, S. P., McAllister, M. J., Rattanasoon, S., Sahman, D. I., Vučković, M., Wilson, R. W.

“…We present a long-term programme for timing the eclipses of white dwarfs in close binaries to measure apparent and/or real variations in their orbital periods…”
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The planets around NN Serpentis: still there by Marsh, T. R., Parsons, S. G., Bours, M. C. P., Littlefair, S. P., Copperwheat, C. M., Dhillon, V. S., Breedt, E., Caceres, C., Schreiber, M. R.

“…We present 25 new eclipse times of the white dwarf binary NN Ser taken with the high-speed camera ULTRACAM on the William Herschel Telescope and New Technology…”
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A large, long-lived structure near the trojan L5 point in the post common-envelope binary SDSS J1021+1744 by Irawati, P, Richichi, A, Bours, M C P, Marsh, T R, Sanguansak, N, Chanthorn, K, Hermes, J J, Hardy, L K, Parsons, S G, Dhillon, V S, Littlefair, S P

“…SDSS J1021+1744 is a detached, eclipsing white dwarf/M dwarf binary discovered in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Outside the primary eclipse, the light…”
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14 new eclipsing white dwarf plus main-sequence binaries from the SDSS and Catalina surveys by Parsons, S. G., Agurto-Gangas, C., Gänsicke, B. T., Rebassa-Mansergas, A., Schreiber, M. R., Marsh, T. R., Dhillon, V. S., Littlefair, S. P., Drake, A. J., Bours, M. C. P., Breedt, E., Copperwheat, C. M., Hardy, L. K., Buisset, C., Prasit, P., Ren, J. J.

“…We report on the search for new eclipsing white dwarf plus main-sequence (WDMS) binaries in the light curves of the Catalina surveys. We use a colour-selected…”
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Heavy metals in a light white dwarf: abundances of the metal-rich, extremely low-mass GALEX J1717+6757 by Hermes, J. J., Gänsicke, B. T., Koester, D., Bours, M. C. P., Townsley, D. M., Farihi, J., Marsh, T. R., Littlefair, Stuart, Dhillon, V. S., Gianninas, A., Breedt, E., Raddi, R.

“…Using the Hubble Space Telescope, we detail the first abundance analysis enabled by far-ultraviolet spectroscopy of a low-mass (≃0.19 M⊙) white dwarf (WD),…”
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Testing the planetary models of HU Aquarii by Bours, M CP, Marsh, T R, Breedt, E, Copperwheat, C M, Dhillon, V S, Leckngam, A, Littlefair, S P, Parsons, S G, Prasit, A

“…We present new eclipse observations of the polar (i.e. semidetached magnetic white dwarf + M-dwarf binary) HU Aqr, and mid-egress times for each eclipse, which…”
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A double white dwarf with a paradoxical origin? by Bours, M. C. P., Marsh, T. R., Gänsicke, B. T., Tauris, T. M., Istrate, A. G., Badenes, C., Dhillon, V. S., Gal-Yam, A., Hermes, J. J., Kengkriangkrai, S., Kilic, M., Koester, D., Mullally, F., Prasert, N., Steeghs, D., Thompson, S. E., Thorstensen, J. R.

“…We present Hubble Space Telescope UV spectra of the 4.6-h-period double white dwarf SDSS J125733.63+542850.5. Combined with Sloan Digital Sky Survey optical…”
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PHL 1445: an eclipsing cataclysmic variable with a substellar donor near the period minimum by McAllister, M. J., Littlefair, S. P., Baraffe, I., Dhillon, V. S., Marsh, T. R., Bento, J., Bochinski, J., Bours, M. C. P., Breedt, E., Copperwheat, C. M., Hardy, L. K., Kerry, P., Parsons, S. G., Rostron, J. W., Sahman, D. I., Savoury, C. D. J., Tunnicliffe, R. L.

“…We present high-speed, three-colour photometry of the eclipsing dwarf nova PHL 1445, which, with an orbital period of 76.3 min, lies just below the period…”
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A parameter study of the eclipsing CV in the Kepler field, KIS J192748.53+444724.5 by Littlefair, S. P., Dhillon, V. S., Gänsicke, B. T., Bours, M. C. P., Copperwheat, C. M., Marsh, T. R.

“…We present high-speed, three-colour photometry of the eclipsing dwarf nova KIS J192748.53+444724.5 (KISJ1927) which is located in the Kepler field. Our data…”
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SDSS J105754.25+275947.5: a period-bounce eclipsing cataclysmic variable with the lowest-mass donor yet measured by McAllister, M. J., Littlefair, S. P., Dhillon, V. S., Marsh, T. R., Gänsicke, B. T., Bochinski, J., Bours, M. C. P., Breedt, E., Hardy, L. K., Hermes, J. J., Kengkriangkrai, S., Kerry, P., Parsons, S. G., Rattanasoon, S.

“…Abstract We present high-speed, multicolour photometry of the faint, eclipsing cataclysmic variable (CV) SDSS J105754.25+275947.5. The light from this system…”
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