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arXiv 2001.10672astro-ph.SR
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磁性白矮星的起源和性质的线索

Clues to the origin and properties of magnetic white dwarfs

Adela Kawka

摘要:

相当一部分白矮星拥有强度从几千克到大约1000毫克的磁场。然而,当白矮星被分解成不同的光谱类型时,磁性的发生率会有所不同,这为白矮星的磁场形成提供了线索。磁场起源的几个方案已经提出了从化石场起源发电机产生在不同的演化阶段。偏置偶极子通常被认为足以模拟场结构,然而时间分辨的光谱偏振观测揭示了更复杂的结构,如磁点或多极子。这些场结构的表面映射与测量的旋转速率相结合,有助于区分涉及单星演化的场景与涉及双星相互作用的其他场景。我描述了磁性白矮星的关键观测特性,如年龄,质量和场强,并面对这些特性的形成方案。

英文摘要:

A significant fraction of white dwarfs possess a magnetic field with strengths ranging from a few kG up to about 1000 MG. However, the incidence of magnetism varies when the white dwarf population is broken down into different spectral types providing clues on the formation of magnetic fields in white dwarfs. Several scenarios for the origin of magnetic fields have been proposed from a fossil field origin to dynamo generation at various stages of evolution. Offset dipoles are often assumed sufficient to model the field structure, however time-resolved spectropolarimetric observations have revealed more complex structures such as magnetic spots or multipoles. Surface mapping of these field structures combined with measured rotation rates help distinguish scenarios involving single star evolution from other scenarios involving binary interactions. I describe key observational properties of magnetic white dwarfs such as age, mass, and field strength, and confront proposed formation scenarios with these properties.

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