THE DISCOVERY OF MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED CIRCUMSTELLAR MATTER IN THE HELIUM-WEAK STARS HD-5737 AND HD-79158

被引:50
作者
SHORE, SN
BROWN, DN
SONNEBORN, G
LANDSTREET, JD
BOHLENDER, DA
机构
[1] NEW MEXICO INST MIN & TECHNOL,DEPT PHYS,ASTROPHYS RES CTR,SOCORRO,NM 87801
[2] ECOLE NORM SUPER,F-75231 PARIS 05,FRANCE
[3] OBSERV PARIS,DEMIRM,F-92190 MEUDON,FRANCE
[4] UNIV WASHINGTON,DEPT ASTRON,SEATTLE,WA 98195
关键词
Stars:; individual; (HD; 5737; HD; 79158); Stars: magnetic; Stars: peculiar A; Ultraviolet: spectra;
D O I
10.1086/168233
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We report the discovery, using combined IUE spectroscopy and Zeeman polarimetric magnetic field measurements, of magnetically controlled circumstellar material in two helium-weak stars. HD 5737 = α Sculptoris is, except for its extreme helium deficiency, similar to the He weak sn star HD 21699. We report a unique period for the magnetic and C IV and Si IV variations of 21.65 days. The effective (longitudinal) field nulls coincide extremely well with C IV line strength maxima. The magnetic field and equatorial trapped plasma are highly oblique to the rotation axis (about 70°), and the line variations appear to be stable. We have discovered similar magnetospheric variations in HD 79158 = 36 Lyncis, for which no period had been previously available. The period is 3.84 days, yet it too displays magnetic-equatorial plasma. The magnetospheric axis is highly oblique to the rotation axis, around 80°.
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页码:242 / 252
页数:11
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