Post common envelope binaries from SDSS II: Identification of 9 close binaries with VLT/FORS2

• Published in: Astronomy and astrophysics (Berlin) Vol. 484; no. 2; pp. 441 - 450
• Main Authors: Schreiber, M. R., Gänsicke, B. T., Southworth, J., Schwope, A. D., Koester, D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Les Ulis EDP Sciences 01.06.2008
• Subjects: Astronomy; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; White dwarf stars; stars: binaries: close; accretion, accretion disks; Novae; Effective temperature; Spectral type; Main sequence stars; Compact stars; Accretion disks; Angular momentum loss; Theoretical model; Surface gravity; Close binary stars; Astronomical catalogues; Cataclysmic variable stars; Radial velocity; Sky surveys; stars: novae, cataclysmic variables; Stellar systems

Context. Post common envelope binaries (PCEBs) consisting of a white dwarf and a main sequence star are ideal systems to use to calibrate current theories of angular momentum loss in close compact binary stars. The potential held by PCEBs for further development of close binary evolution could so fa...