9314567 Patterson Our understanding of the orbital evolution, rotation, photometric waves and emission line behavior in cataclysmic binary stars hinges on observations of periodic variations in their brightnesses and spectra. Unfortunately, there has been little systematic effort made to measure these periodicities and link the photometric behavior with the spectroscopic behavior. The PI will collaborate with J. Thorstensen of Dartmouth College to address this shortcoming. The PI will obtain large amounts of photometric data while Thorstensen will collect spectra for many cataclysmic binaries. ***

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Astronomical Sciences (AST)
Application #
9314567
Program Officer
Eileen D. Friel
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1994-05-01
Budget End
1997-04-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1993
Total Cost
$114,600
Indirect Cost
Name
Columbia University
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
New York
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
10027