2016MNRAS.458.1393C

We present new time series photometry of the accreting pulsating white dwarf system GW Librae obtained in 2012 and 2013 at the University of Canterbury Mt John Observatory in New Zealand. Our 2012 data show the return of a ∼19 min periodicity that was previously detected in 2008. This pulsation mode was a dominant feature of our quality 2012 May data set, which consisted of six contiguous nights; a detailed analysis indicated a degree of frequency variability. We show by comparison with the previously identified pulsation modes that this periodicity is best explained as a new mode, and that the quasi-stability of the periods appears to be a general feature of the pulsations in these systems. We also find a previously unreported 3-h modulation period, which we believe to be related to the known two and four hour periods of so far unknown origin.