| Issue |
A&A
Volume 698, June 2025
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | A106 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Catalogs and data | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202554519 | |
| Published online | 04 June 2025 | |
PolarCat: Catalog of polars, low-accretion rate polars, and candidate objects
Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP),
An der Sternwarte 16,
14482
Potsdam,
Germany
★ Corresponding author: aschwope@aip.de
Received:
13
March
2025
Accepted:
23
April
2025
Polars and low-accretion rate polars (LARPs) are strongly magnetic cataclysmic variables. Mediated by the magnetic field of the white dwarf, their spin and binary orbit are (mostly) synchronized. They play an important role in our understanding of close binary evolution and the generation of strong magnetic fields in white dwarfs. Thanks to X-ray all-sky surveys, optical variability, and spectroscopic surveys, the number of polars and LARPs has grown from just a few in the 1980s to more than 200 today. Follow-up studies are facilitated by the systematic compilation of these systems presented here, which is also made available as an online resource. Yearly updates are planned, and community input is highly appreciated.
Key words: stars: magnetic field / novae, cataclysmic variables
© The Authors 2025
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