On the possibility of detecting weak magnetic fields in variable white dwarfs

Details On the possibility of detecting weak magnetic fields in variable white dwarfs On the possibility of detecting weak magnetic fields in variable white dwarfs

Jan 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989apj...336..403j&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 336, Jan. 1, 1989, p. 403-408.

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Magnetic Stars, Stellar Magnetic Fields, Variable Stars, White Dwarf Stars, Eigenvectors, Power Spectra, Stellar Rotation

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It is suggested that 'weak' magnetic fields of strengths less than 10 to the 6th G may be detectable in some variable white dwarfs. Weak fields can cause subtle changes in the Fourier power spectra of these stars in the form of 'splitting' in frequency of otherwise degenerate signals. Present-day observational and analysis techniques are capable of detecting these changes. It is suggested suggested, by listing some well-studied candidate stars, that perhaps the magnetic signature of splitting has already been observed in at least one object and that the difficult task of intensive measurements of weak fields should now be undertaken of those candidates.

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