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SUMMARY:AIP Seminar | Virginia A. Cúneo (AIP)
DTSTART:20260324T133000Z
DTEND:20260324T143000Z
DTSTAMP:20260415T014048Z
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CATEGORIES:Scientific
CATEGORIES:Scientific Talk
CATEGORIES:Public
CATEGORIES:AIP Seminar
CONTACT:Marcel Pawlowski <mpawlowski@aip.de>
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Virginia A. Cúneo (AIP)\nTitle: Exploring Cataclysmi
 c Variables: Discovery\, Classification\, and New Insights into Accretion 
 Physics\nAbstract: Cataclysmic variables (CVs) are compact binaries in whi
 ch a white dwarf accretes matter from a low-mass companion star. As the mo
 st numerous class of interacting compact binaries in the Galaxy\, they pro
 vide a powerful laboratory for studying accretion\, magnetic fields\, and 
 close-binary evolution. In recent years\, large surveys have transformed t
 he field by uncovering thousands of CVs and CV candidates. In particular\,
  the eROSITA X-ray telescope aboard the Spektrum-Roentgen-Gamma mission ha
 s revealed a rich population of new X-ray-selected candidates. Yet many of
  these sources are contaminants\, and establishing their true nature requi
 res detailed follow-up observations.\nIn this talk\, I will give an overvi
 ew of the diversity of CVs and the observational strategies used to discov
 er and classify them. I will then present recent follow-up results on nova
 -like systems with possible magnetic behaviour\, ultracompact accreting wh
 ite-dwarf binaries\, and wind outflows in accreting white dwarfs. Together
 \, these studies illustrate how multi-wavelength observations are helping 
 to better characterise accreting white-dwarf binaries and to clarify the e
 volutionary links between their different subclasses.\n
LOCATION:AIP\; Kirch building\, Conference room
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