The Galah survey and symbiotic stars
We report the discovery, validation, and characterization of 44 new symbiotic stars (SySts) accreting at the lowest detectable levels (L acc ≲3 L ⊙ ). Candidates were initially selected from the Galah survey among non-pulsating M-type red giants exhibiting H α excess. Between 2021 and 2025, these targets were s...