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在碰撞风双星HD 47129(Plaskett星)的快速旋转O型次级中发现磁场

Discovery of a magnetic field in the rapidly-rotating O-type secondary of the colliding-wind binary HD 47129 (Plaskett's star)

J. H. Grunhut, G. A. Wade, M. Leutenegger, V. Petit, G. Rauw, C. Neiner, F. Martins, D. H. Cohen, M. Gagné, R. Ignace, S. Mathis, S. E. de Mink, A. F. J. Moffat… 展开作者

J. H. Grunhut, G. A. Wade, M. Leutenegger, V. Petit, G. Rauw, C. Neiner, F. Martins, D. H. Cohen, M. Gagné, R. Ignace, S. Mathis, S. E. de Mink, A. F. J. Moffat, S. Owocki, M. Shultz, J. Sundqvist, the MiMeS Collaboration

摘要:

我们报告检测到一个强大的,有组织的磁场在大规模的O 8 III/I+ O7.5 V/III双线光谱双星系统HD 47129(Plaskett的明星)的第二个组成部分,在大质量恒星的磁性(MiMeS)的调查。八个独立的斯托克斯$V$观测是使用加拿大-法国-夏威夷望远镜的ESPaDOnS分光偏振仪和伯纳德·李奥特望远镜的纳瓦尔分光偏振仪获得的。利用最小二乘反褶积方法,我们在3个观测值中得到了Stokes $V$信号的确定检测。在诊断无效($N$)光谱中未检测到显著信号。塞曼特征信号很宽,并且跟踪次级分量的径向速度;因此我们得出结论,快速旋转的次级分量是磁化的恒星。校正极化光谱的线和连续的(尖锐线)小学,我们测量的纵向磁场从每个观察。次级的纵向场是可变的,并且表现出$-810\pm 150$ G和$+680\pm 190$ G的极值,这意味着$2850\pm 500$ G的最小表面偶极强度。相比之下,我们推导出初级表面磁场的上限($3σ$)为230 G。强磁场和快速旋转的组合使我们得出结论,次级宿主通过磁约束风馈送的离心磁层。在这种情况下,我们重新审视的光学线轮廓和X射线发射的属性-以前解释为碰撞恒星风的后果。我们的结论是,HD 47129代表了一个迄今为止独特的恒星系统-一个紧密的,大质量的双星与快速旋转,磁化组件-这将是一个丰富的目标,为进一步研究。

英文摘要:

We report the detection of a strong, organized magnetic field in the secondary component of the massive O8III/I+O7.5V/III double-lined spectroscopic binary system HD 47129 (Plaskett's star), in the context of the Magnetism in Massive Stars (MiMeS) survey. Eight independent Stokes $V$ observations were acquired using the ESPaDOnS spectropolarimeter at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and the Narval spectropolarimeter at the Télescope Bernard Lyot. Using Least-Squares Deconvolution we obtain definite detections of signal in Stokes $V$ in 3 observations. No significant signal is detected in the diagnostic null ($N$) spectra. The Zeeman signatures are broad and track the radial velocity of the secondary component; we therefore conclude that the rapidly-rotating secondary component is the magnetized star. Correcting the polarized spectra for the line and continuum of the (sharp-lined) primary, we measured the longitudinal magnetic field from each observation. The longitudinal field of the secondary is variable and exhibits extreme values of $-810\pm 150$ G and $+680\pm 190$ G, implying a minimum surface dipole polar strength of $2850\pm 500$ G. In contrast, we derive an upper limit ($3σ$) to the primary's surface magnetic field of 230 G. The combination of a strong magnetic field and rapid rotation leads us to conclude that the secondary hosts a centrifugal magnetosphere fed through a magnetically confined wind. We revisit the properties of the optical line profiles and X-ray emission - previously interpreted as a consequence of colliding stellar winds - in this context. We conclude that HD 47129 represents a heretofore unique stellar system - a close, massive binary with a rapidly rotating, magnetized component - that will be a rich target for further study.

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