B1/B2V星狼座σ磁场的发现
Discovery of the magnetic field in the B1/B2V star sigma Lupi
摘要:
光度周期性变星狼座σ的紫外线恒星风线的行为被发现与已知的磁性B星非常相似,尽管没有确定的周期性。获得了与SEMPOL的AAT分光偏振测量。我们检测到一个纵向磁场,其强度和幅度变化约为100 G,误差条通常为20 G。这种类型的可变性支持倾斜磁转子模型。我们将4个可用的紫外光谱的等效宽度与众所周知的3.019天的光度周期相叠加,我们将其与恒星的旋转周期相一致。磁场的变化与这一时期是一致的。附加在CFHT上的ESPaDOnS的额外观测强烈证实了这一发现,并允许确定精确的磁周期。与其他B型磁性恒星一样,风辐射可能起源于磁赤道面,当磁极指向地球时,辐射最大。3.0182 d的磁旋转周期与光度周期一致,最大亮度对应最大磁场。这个天体没有氦或其他化学特性。
英文摘要:
The ultraviolet stellar wind lines of the photometrically periodic variable early B-type star sigma Lupi were found to behave very similarly to what has been observed in known magnetic B stars, although no periodicity could be determined. AAT spectropolarimetric measurements with SEMPOL were obtained. We detected a longitudinal magnetic field with varying strength and amplitude of about 100 G with error bars of typically 20 G. This type of variability supports an oblique magnetic rotator model. We fold the equivalent width of the 4 usable UV spectra in phase with the well-known photometric period of 3.019 days, which we identify with the rotation period of the star. The magnetic field variations are consistent with this period. Additional observations with ESPaDOnS attached to the CFHT strongly confirmed this discovery, and allowed to determine a precise magnetic period. Like in the other magnetic B stars the wind emission likely originates in the magnetic equatorial plane, with maximum emission occurring when a magnetic pole points towards the Earth. The 3.0182 d magnetic rotation period is consistent with the photometric period, with maximum light corresponding to maximum magnetic field. No helium or other chemical peculiarity is known for this object.
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