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
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.
Plaskett's Star: Analysis of the CoRoT photometric data
CoRoT空间任务的SRa 02部分用于观测属于Mon OB 2星协的恒星。对Plaskett的恒星(HD 47129)进行了密集的监测,前所未有的光变曲线质量使我们能够对这个非常巨大的非食双星系统进行新的了解。我们特别旨在检测可能与脉动或两个组件之间的相互作用相关的周期性变化。我们还搜索了与轨道周期相关的变化,这可能有助于限制双星系统的倾角和形态。一个基于傅立叶预白化和多周期拟合程序被应用到分析的时间序列,并提取频率的变化。我们描述的噪声属性,暂时定义一个适当的显着性标准,只指出在一定的显着性水平的峰值。我们还探测到了与轨道运动有关的变化,并利用NIGHTFALL程序对它们进行了研究。周期图在低频处表现出大部分峰值。在这些峰值中,我们突出显示了约43个值的列表,特别是包括两组不同的谐波频率,其基本峰值位于约0.07和0.82d-1处。前者代表双星系统的轨道频率,而后者可能与非径向脉动有关。对0.07d-1变化的研究揭示了一个热点的存在,这个热点很可能位于主星上,面对着主星。对这一独特数据集的研究是对Plaskett星的进一步了解。这些结果为今后的地震建模提供了初步基础。两个分量之间存在热区使得倾斜度的确定不明确。
Evidence for the emergence of stellar magnetic fields during rapid mass transfer
Royal Military College of Canada(加拿大皇家军事学院);Tel Aviv University(特拉维夫大学);Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias(加那利群岛天体物理研究所);Universidad de La Laguna(拉帕鲁纳大学);Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Institute(平顿研究所计算天体物理学中心);Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University(普林斯顿大学天体物理科学系);Telus(泰卢公司);Uppsala University(乌普萨拉大学);KU Leuven(荷语鲁汶大学);Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics(马克斯·普朗克天体物理学研究所);Queen’s University(女王大学)
Modelling the Central Constant Emission X-ray component of eta Carinae
$η$隆凸的X射线发射在不同的空间和时间尺度上表现出多种特征。中央恒定发射(CCE)成分集中在双星上,其空间尺度比双极侏儒星云小得多,但可能比恒星之间的中央风-风碰撞区域大,因为它在$\sim$ 2-3个月的X射线最小值内没有变化。使用大规模的3D平滑粒子流体动力学(SPH)模拟,我们模拟恒星之间的碰撞风区域,以及二次风与主风碰撞的区域,主风从以前的近星点通道喷出。模拟扩展到100个半长轴,并对一次辐射场对二次风的影响做了两个限制性假设(强耦合和无耦合)。我们对SPH输出进行3D辐射转移计算,以合成X射线发射,目的是再现CCE光谱。对于首选的主要质量损失率$\dot{M}_A\approx8.5\times10^{-4}$ M $_\odot$ yr $^{-1}$,模型谱很好地再现了观测,因为强耦合和无耦合谱约束了近星点$ω\approx252^\circ$经度的CCE观测,并约束/收敛于$ω\approx90^\circ$的观测。这表明,$η$船底座之间的初级辐射和次级风之间有适度的耦合,恒星之间的区域和次级背面的同向碰撞都产生了CCE,并且CCE不能限制双星的视线。我们还讨论了与常见的X射线拟合参数的比较。
Eta Carinae: an evolving view of the central binary, its interacting winds and its foreground ejecta
Eta Car的FUV光谱,在二十年的时间里用HST/STIS记录,记录了我们视线中消散消光引起的共振线的多次变化。FUV通量增加了近十倍,这导致了侏儒体内多个壳层的电离增加和分子氢的光破坏。观测到的共振线剖面与CMFGEN模式剖面的比较,允许分离的风-风碰撞和壳approptions从主风,天鹅座P profiles.The消散的掩星优先掩盖中心双星和相互作用的风相对于非常广泛的主风。我们现在能够监测碰撞风与轨道相位的变化。在最近的近星点通道上发生了高速瞬态扰动,表明次级风加速了主风,导致了下游的高速弓形激波,这是每个轨道周期新产生的。没有证据表明双星风的性质发生了变化。
Southern massive stars at high angular resolution: WR 25 is a massive hierarchical triple system
KU Leuven(荷语鲁汶大学);Leuven Gravity Institute, KU Leuven(荷语鲁汶大学引力研究所);Royal Observatory of Belgium(比利时皇家天文台);European Southern Observatory(欧洲南方天文台);The CHARA Array of Georgia State University(佐治亚州立大学CHARA阵列);Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble(格勒诺布尔行星学与天体物理学研究所);Tel Aviv University(特拉维夫大学)