Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-11-13
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
4 pages, 3 figures, 1 table, accepted for publication in AN
Scientific paper
10.1002/asna.200710877
We report the results of our study of magnetic fields in a sample of 15 Be stars using spectropolarimetric data obtained at the European Southern Observatory with the multi-mode instrument FORS1 installed at the 8m Kueyen telescope. We detect weak photospheric magnetic fields in four stars, HD56014, HD148184, HD155806, and HD181615. We note that for HD181615 the evolutionary status is not obvious due to the fact that it is a binary system currently observed in the initial rapid phase of mass exchange between the two components. Further, we notify the possible presence of distinct circular polarisation features in the circumstellar components of Ca II H&K in three stars, HD58011, HD117357, and HD181615, hinting at a probable presence of magnetic fields in the circumstellar mass loss disks of these stars. We emphasize the need for future spectropolarimetric observations of Be stars with detected magnetic fields to study the temporal evolution of their magnetic fields and the correlation of magnetic field properties with dynamical phenomena taking place in the gaseous circumstellar disks of these stars.
Hubrig Svetlana
Peters Geraldine Joan
Pogodin Mikhail
Schoeller Markus
Yudin Ruslan V.
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