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一个具有五个H $α$分量的磁性白矮星

A Magnetic White Dwarf with Five H$α$ Components

Mukremin Kilic, B. Rolland, P. Bergeron, Z. Vanderbosch, P. Benni, J. Garlitz

摘要:

G183 $-$ 35是一颗不寻常的白矮星,它的H $α$线分裂成五个部分,而不是通常在强磁白矮星中看到的三个部分。对这组不寻常的谱线的潜在解释包括一个包含两个磁性白矮星的双简并系统和/或一个复杂磁场结构的旋转调制。在这里,我们提出的时间分辨光谱的G183 $-$ 35在双子座天文台获得。这些数据揭示了在大约4小时的时间内出现和消失的两组吸收线。我们还检测到低水平(0.2%)的变化,在同一时期的光学光度。我们证明,光谱和光度的变化可以解释的存在下的斑点的表面上的白矮星和变化的平均场强从约4.6 MG到6.2 MG。观察到的变化显然是由于G183 $-$ 35的旋转周期相对较短。然而,旋转调制的复杂磁场本身不能解释的变化,在中央H $α$组件。还需要另外一个谱线轮廓可变性的来源,这很可能是由于化学不均匀的表面成分。我们建议进一步观察类似的对象来测试这种情况。

英文摘要:

G183$-$35 is an unusual white dwarf that shows an H$α$ line split into five components, instead of the usual three components seen in strongly magnetic white dwarfs. Potential explanations for the unusual set of lines includes a double degenerate system containing two magnetic white dwarfs and/or rotational modulation of a complex magnetic field structure. Here we present time-resolved spectroscopy of G183$-$35 obtained at the Gemini Observatory. These data reveal two sets of absorption lines that appear and disappear over a period of about 4 hours. We also detect low-level (0.2%) variability in optical photometry at the same period. We demonstrate that the spectroscopic and photometric variability can be explained by the presence of spots on the surface of the white dwarf and a change in the average field strength from about 4.6 MG to 6.2 MG. The observed variability is clearly due to G183$-$35's relatively short spin period. However, rotational modulation of a complex magnetic field by itself cannot explain the changes seen in the central H$α$ component. An additional source of variability in the line profiles, most likely due to a chemically inhomogeneous surface composition, is also needed. We propose further observations of similar objects to test this scenario.

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