Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2011-11-04
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
To appear in the proceedings of Four decades of Research on Massive Stars, Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Canada, July 11 - 15, 2011
Scientific paper
Magnetic massive stars -- which are being discovered with increasing frequency -- represent a new category of wind-shaping mechanism for O and B stars. Magnetic channeling of these stars' radiation-driven winds, the Magnetically Confined Wind Shock paradigm, leads to the formation of a shock-heated magnetosphere, which can radiate X-rays, modify UV resonance lines, and create disks of Halpha emitting material. The dynamical properties of these magnetospheres are well understood from a theoretical point of view as an interplay between the magnetic wind confinement and rotation. However, the manifestations of magnetospheres across the spectrum may be more complex and various than first anticipated. On the other hand, recent advances in modeling these magnetospheres provide a key to better understand massive star winds in general. We will summarize the coordinated observational, theoretical, and modeling efforts from the Magnetism in Massive Star Project, addressing key outstanding questions regarding magnetosphere manifestations across the spectral domain.
Oksala Mary E.
Owocki Stanley P.
Petit Véronique
the MiMeS Collaboration
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