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Taichi Kato, Daisaku Nogami, Seiji Masuda, Unusual Phase Reversal of Superhumps in ER Ursae Majoris, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, Volume 55, Issue 2, 25 April 2003, Pages L7–L10, https://doi.org/10.1093/pasj/55.2.L7
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Abstract
We studied the evolution of superhumps in the peculiar SU UMa-type dwarf nova, ER UMa. Contrary to the canonical picture of the SU UMa-type superhump phenomena, the superhumps of ER UMa show an unexpected phase reversal during the very early stage (|$\sim 5 \,\mathrm{}$|d after the superoutburst maximum). We interpret that a sudden switch to so-called late superhumps occurs during the very early stage of a superoutburst. What had been believed to be (ordinary) superhumps during the superoutburst plateau of ER UMa were actually late superhumps. The implication of this discovery is briefly discussed.