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HD 92207的光谱偏振变化和同旋结构

Spectropolarimetric Variability and Co-Rotating Structure in HD 92207

R Ignace, S Hubrig, M Scholler

摘要:

本文报道了A0超巨星HD 92207的低分辨率(R~3000)偏振光谱测量。这颗恒星以其显著的光谱变化而闻名。在大约3个月的时间里,在7个不同的夜晚观察到了这个源。由于旋转周期约为1年,我们的数据涵盖了恒星旋转阶段的约四分之一。在这段时间内观察到连续偏振水平的变化。在任何给定的夜晚,穿过H α线的偏振通常与连续谱中偏振的程度和位置角不同。有趣的是,Hbeta没有发射,也没有显示偏振变化。我们关联的变化在Halpha所产生的风,这是符合观察到的变化的轮廓形状和等效宽度的Halpha随着偏振变率。对于连续极化,我们探讨了在恒星赤道平面上螺旋形的风密度增强,与Kaufer等人(1997)的建议保持一致。横跨Halalpha的可变偏振特征太复杂,无法用这个简单的模型来解释,需要更深入的偏振后续研究来正确解释。

英文摘要:

We report on low resolution (R~3000) spectropolarimetry of the A0 supergiant star HD 92207. This star is well-known for significant spectral variability. The source was observed on seven different nights spanning approximately 3 months in time. With a rotation period of approximately 1 year, our data covers approximately a quarter of the star's rotational phase. Variability in the continuum polarization level is observed over this period of time. The polarization across the Halpha line on any given night is typically different from the degree and position angle of the polarization in the continuum. Interestingly, Hbeta is not in emission and does not show polarimetric variability. We associate the changes at Halpha as arising in the wind, which is in accord with the observed changes in the profile shape and equivalent width of Halpha along with the polarimetric variability. For the continuum polarization, we explore a spiral shaped wind density enhancement in the equatorial plane of the star, in keeping with the suggestion of Kaufer etal (1997). Variable polarization signatures across Halpha are too complex to be explained by this simple model and will require a more intensive polarimetric follow-up study to interpret properly.

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