Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2011-10-24
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
4 pages, 6 figures, to appear in Astronomische Nachrichten, Proceedings of the 7th Potsdam Thinkshop on "Magnetic Fields in St
Scientific paper
We report on the status of our spectropolarimetric observations of massive stars. During the last years, we have discovered magnetic fields in many objects of the upper main sequence, including Be stars, beta Cephei and Slowly Pulsating B stars, and a dozen O stars. Since the effects of those magnetic fields have been found to be substantial by recent models, we are looking into their impact on stellar rotation, pulsation, stellar winds, and chemical abundances. Accurate studies of the age, environment, and kinematic characteristics of the magnetic stars are also promising to give us new insight into the origin of the magnetic fields. Furthermore, longer time series of magnetic field measurements allow us to observe the temporal variability of the magnetic field and to deduce the stellar rotation period and the magnetic field geometry. Studies of the magnetic field in massive stars are indispensable to understand the conditions controlling the presence of those fields and their implications on the stellar physical parameters and evolution.
Briquet Maryline
collaboration the MAGORI
Hubrig Svetlana
Ilyin I. I.
Kharchenko Nina V.
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