The polarization of zeta Aurigae during the 1979-1980 eclipse

Details The polarization of zeta Aurigae during the 1979-1980 eclipse The polarization of zeta Aurigae during the 1979-1980 eclipse

Oct 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982aj.....87.1409k&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Journal, vol. 87, Oct. 1982, p. 1409-1415. Research supported by the Trenton State College

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Binary Stars, K Stars, Polarization Characteristics, Stellar Occultation, Stellar Spectrophotometry, B Stars, Linear Polarization, Stellar Atmospheres, Supergiant Stars, Ultraviolet Spectra

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Numerous measures of the polarization of the close binary zeta Aurigae are presented, most of which occur within eclipse totality. Most of the observed polarization is interstellar, but there is a small intrinsic and variable polarization component as well. It is shown that the intrinsic polarization cannot be due to the wake trailing the B star nor to scattering of B star light in the K star atmosphere. The most suitable explanation of the intrinsic polarization attributes it to chromospheric inhomogeneities of the supergiant. Thus the binary condition does not cause the polarization.

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