Infrared and optical polarimetry of AM Herculis

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Apr 1984

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (ISSN 0035-8711), vol. 207, April 15, 1984, p. 777-782.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Binary Stars, Cyclotron Radiation, Infrared Astronomy, Optical Polarization, Polarimetry, Stellar Radiation, Circular Polarization, Light Curve, Near Infrared Radiation, Stellar Mass Accretion

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Circular polarization observations of AM Herculis have been obtained at wavelengths from 0.55 micron (V) to 2.2 micron (K) using a simultaneous three-channel polarimeter. Polarizations of up to 20 per cent were observed at 2.2 micron, as high as those observed at any other wavelength. The form of the polarization curve showed substantial wavelength dependence with the 2.2 micron polarization being limited to a feature lasting for around 30 per cent of the cycle. The observations are discussed in terms of cyclotron models.

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