A black widow population dissection through HiPERCAM multi-band light curve modelling

@article{Snchez2023ABW,
  title={A black widow population dissection through HiPERCAM multi-band light curve modelling},
  author={David S{\'a}nchez and Mark R. Kennedy and Colin J. Clark and Rene P. Breton and Vik S. Dhillon and Guillaume Voisin and Fernando Camilo and Stuart P. Littlefair and Thomas R. Marsh and J G Stringer},
  journal={Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society},
  year={2023}
}
Black widows are extreme millisecond pulsar binaries where the pulsar wind ablates their low-mass companion stars. In the optical range, their light curves vary periodically due to the high irradiation and tidal distortion of the companion, which allows us to infer the binary parameters. We present simultaneous multi-band observations obtained with the HIPERCAM instrument at the 10.4-m GTC telescope for six of these systems. The combination of this five-band (usgsrsiszs) fast photometer with… 
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