Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 1997
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997apjs..112..527p&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal Supplement, v.112, p.527
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Polarization, Stars: Magnetic Fields, Stars: Rotation, Stars: White Dwarfs, Surveys
Scientific paper
A survey of 52 DC white dwarf stars was conducted in circular spectropolarimetry to search for magnetic fields >~30 kG. Four DC stars were discovered with magnetic fields above 30 kG: G111-49 with Be ~ -220 MG, G183-35 with Be = +6.8 +/- 0.5 MG, G256-7 with Be = +4.9 +/- 0.5 MG, and G234-4 with Be = +39.6 +/- 11.6 kG. A new magnetic DB white dwarf was also discovered, LB 8827 with Be = 1.0 +/- 0.5 MG. A total of 15% of the white dwarfs in the survey have a magnetic field >30 kG. This value is far larger than the 2% of DA stars, but more than half of the DC stars were originally misclassified. Only 5% of the reclassified DC stars have magnetic fields above 30 kG. Non--white dwarfs were also observed: the two BL Lacs are unpolarized in circular polarization and an extreme carbon star was discovered. Three magnetic stars from the DC white dwarf survey were reobserved to investigate the possibility of rotation. Two are definitely rotating: LHS 1734 with 16 minutes <~ P < 1 yr and G158-45 (=LHS 1044) with a probable period P ~ 11 hr but a definite period P <= 1 day or P ~ a few days. G183-35 might be rotating with 50 minutes <~ P < a few yr.
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