A recurrence time versus orbital period relation for the Z Camelopardalis stars

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Shafter, AW
Cannizzo, JK
Waagen, EO
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[1] Univ Maryland Baltimore Cty, NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Explorat Universe Div, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
[2] Amer Assoc Variable Star Observers, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
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10.1086/432784
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P1 [天文学];
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We examine AAVSO (American Association of Variable Star Observers) light curves of 16 Z Camelopardalis systems with measured orbital periods, with particular focus on intervals away from standstill. During these times, most of the systems display a sawtooth-like outburst behavior, with quiescent intervals comparable to the outburst durations. We report the discovery of a linear relation between the characteristic outburst period and orbital period for these systems, which is given by (P-out(days)) = 62.0(+/- 7.7)P-orb(days) + 2.41(+/- 1.87).
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