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9 - Physics
Keele University
SDSS unveils a population of intrinsically faint cataclysmic variables at the minimum orbital period
Southworth measured the orbital periods of 26 of the cataclysmic variables used in this work to determine their orbital period distribution. This involved leading the telescope-time proposals (WHT, VLT, NTT), performing the observing runs, reducing the data obtained, and analysing the reduced data to measure the orbital periods. Southworth provided the main research effort for this project over four years, with running the project being the primary duty for his PDRA. He was the main collaborator and source of discussion for the lead author, and the paper was constructed from their joint work and discussions.