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Program Number	144
Program Name	Simultaneous FAST/XMM observations of AM CVn
Principal Investigator	Danny Steeghs [email] [web]
Co-Investigator(s)	Paul Groot, Tom Marsh, Gijs Nelemans and Gavin Ramsay
Abstract	AM CVn binaries are ultra-compact binaries consisting of a white dwarf accreting mainly helium from a degenerate donor star. They are crucial for determining the fate of the large number of double white dwarfs in our galaxy and are a cornerstone for binary formation/evolution paradigms. We have an XMM-Newton observations coming up of the prototype AM CVn itself, and propose to obtain simultaneous optical spectroscopy with the 1.5m.
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Trimester(s) data taken	2003b
Papers	none
Other links	none

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