GZ Cancri: a cataclysmic variable at the lower edge of the period gap

dc.creatorTappert, C.
dc.creatorBianchini, A.
dc.date2003-02-20
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:26:52Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:26:52Z
dc.descriptionWe present calibrated photometry and time-resolved spectroscopy of the cataclysmic variable GZ Cnc. Radial velocities of the H-alpha emission line reveal an orbital period of 0.08825(28) d, or 2.118(07) h, placing the system at the lower edge of the period gap. One of our observations catches the system on the rise to an overlooked, possibly small-amplitude, outburst. At certain phases during this stage the profiles of the emission lines are distorted by a high velocity absorption component. We discuss this phenomenon in the context of the recent suggestion that the long-term lightcurve of GZ Cnc resembles those of intermediate polars.
dc.description9 pages, 13 figures, accepted by A&A
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0302438
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0302438
dc.identifierAstron.Astrophys.401:1101-1110,2003
dc.identifierdoi:10.1051/0004-6361:20030196
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/176989
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleGZ Cancri: a cataclysmic variable at the lower edge of the period gap
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