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Item Revised ephemeris and orbital period derivative of the supersoft X-ray source CAL 87 based on 34 yr of observations(Royal Astronomical Society) Stecchini, Paulo Eduardo Freire; Jablonski, Francisco José; Diaz, Marcos P.; D’Amico, Flávio; Oliveira, Alexandre Soares de; Palivanas, Natália; Saito, Roberto KalbuschIn this study, we present an analysis of over 34 yr of observational data from CAL 87, an eclipsing supersoft X-ray source. The primary aim of our study, which combines previously analysed measurements as well as unexplored publicly available data sets, is to examine the orbital period evolution of CAL 87. After meticulously and consistently determining the eclipse timings, we constructed an O − C (observed minus calculated) diagram using a total of 38 data points. Our results provide confirmation of a positive derivative in the system’s orbital period, with a determined value of s s−1. We observe a noticeable jitter in the eclipse timings and additionally identify a systematic delay in the X-ray eclipses compared to those observed in longer wavelengths. We discuss the interplay of the pertinent factors that could contribute to a positive period derivative and the inherent variability in the eclipses.Item Search for Magnetic Accretion in SW Sextantis Systems(IOP science) Lima, Isabel de Jesus; Rodrigues, Claudia Vilega; Lopes, Carlos Eduardo Ferreira; Szkody, Paula; Jablonski, Francisco José; Oliveira, Alexandre Soares de; Silva, Karleyne M. G.; Belloni, Diogo; Palhares, Matheus Soares; Shugarov, Sergey; Baptista, Raymundo; Almeida, Leonardo Andrade deSW Sextantis systems are nova-like cataclysmic variables that have unusual spectroscopic properties, which are thought to be caused by an accretion geometry having part of the mass flux trajectory out of the orbital plane. Accretion onto a magnetic white dwarf is one of the proposed scenarios for these systems. To verify this possibility, we analyzed photometric and polarimetric time-series data for a sample of six SW Sex stars. We report possible modulated circular polarization in BO Cet, SW Sex, and UU Aqr with periods of 11.1, 41.2, and 25.7 minutes, respectively, and less significant periodicities for V380 Oph at 22 minutes and V442 Oph at 19.4 minutes. We confirm previous results that LS Peg shows variable circular polarization. However, we determine a period of 18.8 minutes, which is different from the earlier reported value. We interpret these periods as the spin periods of the white dwarfs. Our polarimetric results indicate that 15% of the SW Sex systems have direct evidence of magnetic accretion. We also discuss SW Sex objects within the perspective of being magnetic systems, considering the latest findings about the demography, formation, and evolution of cataclysmic variables.