The lower main sequence and the orbital period distribution of cataclysmic variable stars

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 496, Issue 1 PART I, 1998, Pages 352-363

  Clemens, J Christopher ^a   Reid, I Neill ^b   Gizis, John E ^a   O'Brien, M Sean ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE OBSERVATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Binaries: General; Novae, cataclysmic variables; Stars: Evolution; Stars: Late type

Indexed keywords

EID: 22044441570     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/305353     Document Type: Article

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