Speaker
Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution
Alida Odendaal
WinkA@ufs.ac.za
Department of Physics, University of the Free State
Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?
Yes
Please indicate whether<br>this abstract may be<br>published online<br>(Yes / No)
Yes
Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> award (Yes / No)?
Yes
Abstract content <br> (Max 300 words)<br><a href="http://events.saip.org.za/getFile.py/access?resId=0&materialId=0&confId=34" target="_blank">Formatting &<br>Special chars</a>
The Catalina Real Time Survey (CRTS) is aimed at mapping the sky for near-Earth objects like asteroids, and provides a detailed survey that includes extremely faint sources up to 20 magnitudes. The CRTS is an incredibly rich source of data, as a large number of these sources may not be included in earlier catalogues that did not go as deep in magnitude. A sample of cataclysmic variable systems, showing high levels of transient emission, have been identified in the CRTS. It involved the identification of rapidly varying transient sources that have the potential to be selected for intensive multi-wavelength follow-up studies. These follow-up studies will be aimed at better understanding the possible magnetohydrodynamic processes driving thermal and non-thermal transient phenomena in several disc-fed and disc-less cataclysmic variable sources. Further optical observations will include photometric observations with the UFS/Boyden 1.5-m telescope at the Boyden observatory, and spectroscopic observations with the SAAO 1.9-m telescope, located at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO).
Level for award<br> (Hons, MSc, <br> PhD, N/A)?
MSc
