The photometric and polarimetric observations of the isolated T Tauri star TW Hya are presented. It is found that a period 2.196 days derived from the present data satisfies all the available photometry. The steep increase ...

An abundance analysis of the H-deficient and He- and C-rich R Coronae Borealis (R CrB) stars has been undertaken to examine the ancestry of the stars. The investigation is based on high-resolution spectra and line-blanketed ...