SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 63008
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
HOLMBURY ST MARY
DORKING
SURREY UK RH5 6NT
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Subject: CATACLYSMIC VARIABLES
OBSERVATIONS OF THE SOFT-IP RXJ1914+2456
ABSTRACT
The newly discovered cataclysmic variable RXJ1914+2456 exhibits a modulation period of 567 seconds. Observations with the ROSAT HRI indicate a peculiar light curve which is essentially zero for half the cycle. The star is either a soft X-ray bright intermediate polar with extreme beaming, probably due to absorption, or else it is the first known example of a degenerate AM~Her binary. Medium energy X-ray observations will allow us to distinguish these possibilities.
CO-INVESTIGATORS
| CO-I NAME | INSTITUTE | COUNTRY |
|---|
| MARK CROPPER | MSSL | UK |
| GAVIN RAMSAY | MSSL | UK |
| STEVEN POTTER | MSSL | UK |
TARGETS
| TARGET NAME | PRI | RA | DEC | TIME | TC | OFF | GIS | SIS CNT | OBS |
|---|
| 1)RXJ1914+2456 | 1 | 288.6071 | 24.9445 | 40 ks | N | Y | P | 0.15000 | 1 |