2011/04/05 by Mike Simonsen, Simonsen, Mike
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #FOS: Physical sciences #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #History and Developments in Astronomy #Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) #astro-ph.SR
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1104.0967
6 pages, 2 figures, 1 table, accepted for publication in the JAAVSO
arxiv created 2011/04/05 · openalex publication_date 2011/04/05 · arxiv updated 2011/04/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The Cataclysmic Variable Section of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) has initiated an observing campaign to study a subset of dwarf novae (DNe), known as Z Cam type (UGZ). We call this program the Z CamPaign. Since there is no strong agreement between the various published catalogues as to which few dozen DNe are actually Z Cam type systems, our primary goal is to accumulate enough data to construct detailed light curves, covering the entire range of variability, to determine unequivocally the 30 Z CamPaign subjects' membership in the UGZ class of DNe. We discuss the organization, science goals, and some early results of the Z CamPaign in detail.