Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980apj...242..723n&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 242, Dec. 1, 1980, p. 723-737.
Physics
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Acceleration (Physics), B Stars, Magnetic Stars, Stellar Mass Ejection, Stellar Rotation, Stellar Winds, Dwarf Stars, Early Stars, Magnetic Flux, Solar Corona, Stellar Magnetic Fields, Supergiant Stars
Scientific paper
The assumption that observed mass outflow from a star is due to a magnetically driven wind implies an upper bound on the surface magnetic field strength from regions where the wind originates. Evidence is reported that corroborates Rosendhal's observation of an abrupt change in the velocity-gradient-luminosity relationship for B8 and later supergiants. The smallest upper bounds correspond to later spectral types, for which radiation would be a relatively inefficient mechanism for driving wind; these winds may in fact be magnetically driven. Be stars are prime candidates for magnetically accelerated winds due to large rotation rates and small mass loss rates. Observed flows can be driven by 0.1-10 gauss surface fields. Intense field in fast rotators can lead to dramatic mass loss rates and large terminal velocities; sigma Ori E may be such an object. Finally, the effect of magnetic acceleration on the dispersal of solar nebula is considered. The increased velocities allow the wind to disperse a mass of 90 times the initial outflowing mass in the wind.
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