Detection of a period decrease in NN ser with ULTRACAM: Evidence for strong magnetic braking or an unseen companion

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 365, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 287-295

  Brinkworth, C S ^a,b   Marsh, T R ^c   Dhillon, V S ^d   Knigge, C ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binaries: eclipsing; Planetary systems; Stars: evolution; Stars: fundamental parameters; Stars: individual: NN Ser

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CCD CAMERAS; CURVE FITTING; ORBITS; WHITE DWARFS;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM LOSS; BINARIES:ECLIPSING; LOSS RATES; ORBITAL PERIODS; PLANETARY SYSTEM; SECONDARY STARS; STAR: EVOLUTION; STAR: INDIVIDUAL: NN SER; STARS: INDIVIDUAL: PROXIMA CENTAURI; STARS:FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS;

MAGNETISM;

EID: 33645081735     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: 13652966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09718.x     Document Type: Article

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