Description
Fifty-two magnetic white dwarfs have been identified in spectroscopic observations from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) obtained between mid-2002 and the end of 2004, including Data Releases 2 and 3. Although not as numerous or diverse as the discoveries from the first data release, the collection exhibits polar field strengths ranging from 1.5 to ~1000MG and includes two new unusual atomic DQA examples, a molecular DQ, and five stars that show hydrogen in fields above 500MG. The highest field example, SDSS J2346+3853, may be the most strongly magnetic white dwarf yet discovered. Analysis of the photometric data indicates that the magnetic sample spans the same temperature range as for non-magnetic white dwarfs from the SDSS, and support is found for previous claims that magnetic white dwarfs tend to have larger masses than their non-magnetic counterparts. A glaring exception to this trend is the apparently low-gravity object SDSS J0933+1022, which may have a history involving a close binary companion.
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