A Starspot Model for the RS CVn Stars

UBV ( RI ) C and uvby photometry of HD 81410 and starspot distribution in RS CVn objects ?

We present UBV RI and uvby photometry of HD 81410 obtained on a total of 40 nights during 1987–90, and an analysis of its long-term photometric behaviour. The star is found to show two well-separated minima in its light curve most of the time; probably there are two preferred effective longitudes about which spots are mainly formed. The migration of the phase of the light minimum usually seen i...

AM CVn stars

I review our observational and theoretical knowledge of AM CVn stars, focusing on recent developments. These include newly discovered systems, the possibility that two recently discovered extremely short period objects are AM CVn stars and an update on X-ray, UV an optical studies. Theoretical advances include the study of the details of both the donor and accretor, and the physics of the heliu...

Letter to the Editor Permanent active longitudes and activity cycles on RS CVn stars

A new analysis of the published long-term photometric observations has revealed permanent active-longitude structures in four RS CVn stars: EI Eri, II Peg, σ Gem, and HR 7275. Two active longitudes separated by half of the period are found to dominate on the surface during all available seasons. The positions of the longitudes on three stars (EI Eri, II Peg, HR 7275) are migrating in the orbita...

Quiescent and Flaring Structure in Rs Cvn

VLA multifrequency observations of RS CVn binaries

We present multiepoch Very Large Array (VLA) observations at 1.4 GHz, 4.9 GHz, 8.5 GHz and 14.9 GHz for a sample of eight RS CVn binary systems. Circular polarization measurements of these systems are also reported. Most of the fluxes observed are consistent with incoherent emission from mildly relativistic electrons. Several systems show an increase of the degree of circular polarization with ...