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在单个巨大的北河三光球中发现弱磁场

Discovery of a weak magnetic field in the photosphere of the single giant Pollux

M. Auriere, G. A. Wade, R. Konstantinova-Antova, C. Charbonnel, C. Catala, W. W. Weiss, T. Roudier, P. Petit, J. -F. Donati, E. Alecian, R. Cabanac, S. Van Eck,… 展开作者

M. Auriere, G. A. Wade, R. Konstantinova-Antova, C. Charbonnel, C. Catala, W. W. Weiss, T. Roudier, P. Petit, J. -F. Donati, E. Alecian, R. Cabanac, S. Van Eck, C. P. Folsom, J. Power

摘要:

目的:我们观测附近的弱活动单巨星,Pollux,以便直接研究和推断其磁场的性质。研究方法:我们使用新一代的光谱偏振仪ESPaDOnS和NARVAL观测和探测Pollux光球吸收线内的圆偏振。我们的观察时间跨度为2007-2009年的18个月。我们使用最小二乘反卷积方法处理分光偏振数据,以创建高信噪比平均斯托克斯V轮廓。我们还测量了经典的活动指标的Ca H&K线的S指数,和恒星的径向速度(RV)。结果如下:我们已经明确地检测到一个微弱的斯托克斯V信号的谱线的Pollux,并测量相关的表面平均纵向磁场B1。在观测跨度上平均的纵向场低于一高斯。我们的数据表明,纵向磁场的变化,但没有显着的变化的S指数。我们观察到的RV的变化,这是定性一致的建议外行星轨道Pollux公布的星历。观察到的BI的变化似乎与RV的变化相似,但这种关系的其他数据有待建立。利用演化模型,包括旋转的影响,我们推导出的质量,我们讨论了它的演化状态和它的磁场的起源。结论:这项工作提出了第一次直接检测的磁场的Pollux,并表明ESPaDOnS和NARVAL能够获得亚G测量的表面平均纵向磁场的巨恒星,并直接研究之间的关系的磁活动,恒星演化和行星托管这些恒星。

英文摘要:

Aims: We observe the nearby, weakly-active single giant, Pollux, in order to directly study and infer the nature of its magnetic field. Methods: We used the new generation spectropolarimeters ESPaDOnS and NARVAL to observe and detect circular polarization within the photospheric absorption lines of Pollux. Our observations span 18 months from 2007-2009. We treated the spectropolarimetric data using the Least-Squares Deconvolution method to create high signal-to-noise ratio mean Stokes V profiles. We also measured the classical activity indicator S-index for the Ca H&K lines, and the stellar radial velocity (RV). Results: We have unambiguously detected a weak Stokes V signal in the spectral lines of Pollux, and measured the related surface-averaged longitudinal magnetic field Bl. The longitudinal field averaged over the span of the observations is below one gauss. Our data suggest variations of the longitudinal magnetic field, but no significant variation of the S-index. We observe variations of RV which are qualitatively consistent with the published ephemeris for a proposed exoplanet orbiting Pollux. The observed variations of Bl appear to mimic those of RV, but additional data for this relationship to be established. Using evolutionary models including the effects of rotation, we derive the mass of Pollux and we discuss its evolutionary status and the origin of its magnetic field. Conclusions: This work presents the first direct detection of the magnetic field of Pollux, and demonstrates that ESPaDOnS and NARVAL are capable of obtaining sub-G measurements of the surface-averaged longitudinal magnetic field of giant stars, and of directly studying the relationships between magnetic activity, stellar evolution and planet hosting of these stars.

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