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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/475/5144
- Title:
- Magnetic early B-type stars. I.
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/475/5144
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The rotational and magnetic properties of many magnetic hot stars are poorly characterized, therefore the MiMeS and BinaMIcS collaborations have collected extensive high-dispersion spectropolarimetric datasets of these targets. We present longitudinal magnetic field measurements <B_Z_> for 52 early B-type stars (B5 to B0), with which we attempt to determine their rotational periods Prot. Supplemented with high-resolution spectroscopy, low-resolution DAO circular spectropolarimetry, and archival Hipparcos photometry, we determined Prot for 10 stars, leaving only 5 stars for which Prot could not be determined. Rotational ephemerides for 14 stars were refined via comparison of new to historical magnetic measurements. The distribution of Prot is very similar to that observed for the cooler Ap/Bp stars. We also measured vsini and v_mac_ for all stars. Comparison to non-magnetic stars shows that vsini is much lower for magnetic stars, an expected consequence of magnetic braking. We also find evidence that v_mac_ is lower for magnetic stars. LSD profiles extracted using single-element masks revealed widespread, systematic discrepancies in <B_Z_> between different elements: this effect is apparent only for chemically peculiar stars, suggesting it is a consequence of chemical spots. Sinusoidal fits to H line <B_Z_> measurements (which should be minimally affected by chemical spots), yielded evidence of surface magnetic fields more complex than simple dipoles in 6 stars for which this has not previously been reported; however, in all 6 cases the second- and third-order amplitudes are small relative to the first-order (dipolar) amplitudes.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/390/545
- Title:
- Magnetic field and velocity of early M dwarfs
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/390/545
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present here additional results of a spectropolarimetric survey of a small sample of stars ranging from spectral type M0 to M8 aimed at investigating observationally how dynamo processes operate in stars on both sides of the full convection threshold (spectral type M4). The present paper focuses on early M stars (M0-M3), that is above the full convection threshold. Applying tomographic imaging techniques to time series of rotationally modulated circularly polarized profiles collected with the NARVAL spectropolarimeter, we determine the rotation period and reconstruct the large-scale magnetic topologies of six early M dwarfs. We find that early-M stars preferentially host large-scale fields with dominantly toroidal and non-axisymmetric poloidal configurations, along with significant differential rotation (and long-term variability); only the lowest-mass star of our subsample is found to host an almost fully poloidal, mainly axisymmetric large-scale field resembling those found in mid-M dwarfs.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/390/567
- Title:
- Magnetic field and velocity of mid M dwarfs
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/390/567
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present in this paper, the first results of a spectropolarimetric analysis of a small sample (~20) of active stars ranging from spectral type M0 to M8, which are either fully convective or possess a very small radiative core. This study aims at providing new constraints on dynamo processes in fully convective stars. This paper focuses on ve stars of spectral type ~M4, i.e. with masses close to the full convection threshold (0.35M_{sun}_), and with short rotational periods. Tomographic imaging techniques allow us to reconstruct the surface magnetic topologies from the rotationally modulated time-series of circularly polarized profiles. We find that all stars host mainly axisymmetric large-scale poloidal fields. Three stars were observed at two different epochs separated by 1yr; we find the magnetic topologies to be globally stable on this time-scale. We also provide an accurate estimation of the rotational period of all stars, thus allowing us to start studying how rotation impacts the large-scale magnetic field.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/AstBu/62.244
- Title:
- Magnetic field in CP stars
- Short Name:
- J/other/AstBu/62
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The dependence of the degree of anomaly of parameter Z of Geneva photometry (Z0=Z_CP_-Z_norm_) on the average surface magnetic field Bs is analyzed. The Z0 value is proportional to the degree of anomaly of chemical composition. It was found that Bs-->0 corresponds Z0-->-0.010/-0.015, i.e., part of CP stars are virtually devoid of magnetic field, but exhibit chemical anomalies. This effect may be due to selection whereby only objects with strong chemical anomalies are classified as CP stars, thereby producing a deficit of stars with relatively weak anomalies. Moreover, CP stars have other sources of stabilization of their atmospheres besides the magnetic field, e.g., slow rotation. Formulas relating Z0 to Bs are derived.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/688/1029
- Title:
- Magnetic field in the SMC
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/688/1029
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a study of the magnetic field of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), carried out using radio Faraday rotation and optical starlight polarization data. Consistent negative rotation measures (RMs) across the SMC indicate that the line-of-sight magnetic field is directed uniformly away from us with a strength 0.19+/-0.06{mu}G. Applying the Chandrasekhar-Fermi method to starlight polarization data yields an ordered magnetic field in the plane of the sky of strength 1.6+/-0.4uG oriented at a position angle 4+/-12{deg}, measured counterclockwise from the great circle on the sky joining the SMC to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). We construct a three-dimensional magnetic field model of the SMC, under the assumption that the RMs and starlight polarization probe the same underlying large-scale field. further test the pan-Magellanic field hypothesis.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/411/565
- Title:
- Magnetic field in V2052 Oph
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/411/565
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- V2052 Oph is a {beta} Cep star with vsini~60km/s. The behavior of its stellar wind was studied in the ultraviolet wavelength region with the IUE satellite. It revealed periodic variations in the equivalent widths (EW) of the resonance lines of wind-sensitive ions with a period of 3.638833d, which is identified as the rotational period. These variations are typical of magnetic stars. Therefore time-resolved circular spectropolarimetric observations were obtained with the Musicos echelle spectropolarimeter at the 2-m Telescope Bernard Lyot (TBL) to search for a magnetic field in the star. Stokes V patterns were observed, the inclination and magnetic angles were derived and a value was determined for the polar magnetic field (250+/-190G) using an oblique rotator dipole model. The spectroscopic information was used to search for periodicity in line-profile variations (lpv), radial velocity and minimum intensity curves. Multiperiodicity was found, corresponding to radial (f1=7.15c/d) and non-radial (f2=6.82c/d, l=3 or 4) pulsation modes. The rotation period is also detected in rotationally modulated observables because of the magnetic poles passing through the observer's line of sight. We determined the stellar parameters of the star, which was found to be chemically peculiar, in particular He-enriched. This makes V2052 Oph the first magnetic He-strong early B star with known pulsational properties.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/873/L5
- Title:
- Magnetic field measurements of Ap/Bp stars
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/873/L5
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We report on magnetic field measurements of 157 chemically peculiar A/B stars (Ap/Bp) based on resolved, magnetically split absorption lines present in H-band spectra provided by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)/Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) survey. These stars represent the extreme magnetic end of a still-growing sample of >900 Ap/Bp stars selected among the APOGEE telluric standard stars as those with CeIII absorption lines and/or literature Ap/Bp classifications. The lines most frequently resolved into their split components for these stars in the H-band pertain primarily pertain to CeIII, CrII, FeI, MnII, SiI, and CaII, in addition to one or more unidentified ions. Using mean magnetic field modulus (<B>) estimates for transitions with known Lande factors, we estimate effective Lande factors for 5 CeIII lines and 15 unknown lines and proceed to measure <B> of 157 stars, only 3 of which have previous literature estimates of <B>. This 183% increase in the number of Ap/Bp stars for which <B> has been measured is a result of the large number of stars observed by SDSS/APOGEE, extension of high-resolution Ap/Bp star observations to fainter magnitudes, and the advantages of long wavelengths for resolving magnetically split lines. With <B>~25kG, the star 2MASS J02563098+4534239 is currently the most magnetic star of the SDSS/APOGEE sample. Effective Lande factors, representative line profiles, and magnetic field moduli are presented. The validity of the results is supported using optical, high-resolution, follow-up spectra for 29 of the stars.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/510/6085
- Title:
- Magnetic field of Taurus/B211
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/510/6085
- Date:
- 22 Feb 2022
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- Optical and infrared polarization mapping and recent Planck observations of the filamentary cloud L1495 in Taurus show that the large-scale magnetic field is approximately perpendicular to the long axis of the cloud. We use the HAWC+ polarimeter on SOFIA to probe the complex magnetic field in the B211 part of the cloud. Our results reveal a dispersion of polarization angles of 36{deg}, about five times that measured on a larger scale by Planck. Applying the Davis-Chandrasekhar-Fermi (DCF) method with velocity information obtained from IRAM 30m C^18^O(1-0) observations, we find two distinct sub-regions with magnetic field strengths differing by more than a factor 3. The quieter sub-region is magnetically critical and sub-Alfvenic; the field is comparable to the average field measured in molecular clumps based on Zeeman observations. The more chaotic, super-Alfvenic sub-region shows at least three velocity components, indicating interaction among multiple substructures. Its field is much less than the average Zeeman field in molecular clumps, suggesting that the DCF value of the field there may be an underestimate. Numerical simulation of filamentary cloud formation shows that filamentary substructures can strongly perturb the magnetic field. DCF and true field values in the simulation are compared. Pre-stellar cores are observed in B211 and are seen in our simulation. The appendices give a derivation of the standard DCF method that allows for a dispersion in polarization angles that is not small, present an alternate derivation of the structure function version of the DCF method, and treat fragmentation of filaments.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/475/1053
- Title:
- Magnetic fields in Ap/Bp stars
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/475/1053
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have investigated a sample of 28 well-known spectroscopically-identified magnetic Ap/Bp stars, with weak, poorly-determined or previously undetected magnetic fields. The aim of this study is to explore the weak part of the magnetic field distribution of Ap/Bp stars. Using the MuSiCoS and NARVAL spectropolarimeters at Telescope Bernard Lyot (Observatoire du Pic du Midi, France) and the cross-correlation technique Least Squares Deconvolution (LSD), we have obtained 282 LSD Stokes $V$ signatures of our 28 sample stars, in order to detect the magnetic field and to infer its longitudinal component with high precision (median sigma=40G).
