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Two New Tidally Distorted White Dwarfs
(2012-04)
We identify two new tidally distorted white dwarfs (WDs), SDSS J174140.49+652638.7 and J211921.96-001825.8 (hereafter J1741 and J2119). Both stars are extremely low mass (ELM, <= 0.2 M-circle dot)WDs in short-period, ...
Radius Constraints From High-Speed Photometry Of 20 Low-Mass White Dwarf Binaries
(2014-09)
We carry out high-speed photometry on 20 of the shortest-period, detached white dwarf binaries known and discover systems with eclipses, ellipsoidal variations (due to tidal deformations of the visible white dwarf), and ...
Rapid Orbital Decay in the 12.75-Minute Binary White Dwarf J0651+2844
(2012-10)
We report the detection of orbital decay in the 12.75-minute, detached binary white dwarf (WD) SDSS J065133.338+284423.37 (hereafter J0651). Our photometric observations over a 13 month baseline constrain the orbital period ...