Cataclysmic variables in ZTF 2nd year

DOI

Using a filter in the GROWTH Marshal based on color and the amplitude and timescale of variability, we have identified 372 objects as known or candidate cataclysmic variables (CVs) during the second year of the operation of the Zwicky Transient Facility. From the available difference imaging data, we found that 93 are previously confirmed CVs and 279 are strong candidates. Spectra of four of the candidates confirm them as CVs by the presence of Balmer emission lines, while one of the four has prominent HeII lines indicative of containing a magnetic white dwarf. Gaia EDR3 parallaxes are available for 154 of these systems, resulting in distances from 108-2096pc and absolute magnitudes in the range of 7.5-15.0, with the largest number of candidates between 10.5 and 12.5. The total numbers are 21% higher than from the previous year of the survey with a greater number of distances available but a smaller percentage of systems close to the Galactic plane. Comparison of these findings with a machine-learning method of searching all the light curves reveals large differences in each data set related to the parameters involved in the search process.

Cone search capability for table J/AJ/162/94/table1 (Known confirmed catclysmic variables)

Cone search capability for table J/AJ/162/94/table2 (Catclysmic variables candidates)

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DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.51620094
Source https://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/lp/custom/CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/162/94
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Related Identifier https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/AJ/162/94
Metadata Access http://dc.g-vo.org/rr/q/pmh/pubreg.xml?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_b2find&identifier=ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/162/94
Provenance
Creator Szkody P.; Olde Loohuis C.; Koplitz B.; Van Roestel J.; Dicenzo B.,Ho A.Y.Q.; Hillenbrand L.A.; Bellm E.C.; Dekany R.; Drake A.J.; Duev D.A.,Graham M.J.; Kasliwal M.M.; Mahabal A.A.; Masci F.J.; Neill J.D.,Riddle R.; Rusholme B.; Sollerman J.; Walters R.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2021
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics; Stellar Astronomy