Analysis of AAVSO Records of the Star Z Camelopardalis (Abstract)

Volume 35 number 1 (2007)

B. D. Oppenheimer

J. A. Mattei

S. Kenyon

Abstract

(Abstract only) Z Camelopardalis is the prototype star of a subclass of dwarf novae that exhibit both outbursts and standstills. We use different statistical methods to gather as much data from the AAVSO records as possible about this star. Our data analysis focuses on three areas: correlations, long-term variations, and flux data. We compile the results from and compare these results to the most accepted model of Z Cam stars, the Meyer-Hoffmeister Theory.