TWO MORE CANDIDATE AM CANUM VENATICORUM (AM CVn) BINARIES FROM THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY
TWO MORE CANDIDATE AM CANUM VENATICORUM (AM CVn) BINARIES FROM THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY
AM CVn systems are a select group of ultracompact binaries with the shortest orbital periods of any known binary subclass; mass transfer is likely from a low-mass (partially-)degenerate secondary onto a white dwarf primary, driven by gravitational radiation. In the past few years, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has …