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2009MNRAS.400L..94G - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 400, L94-L98 (2009/November-3)

Discovery of a magnetic field in the O9 sub-giant star HD 57682 by the MiMeS collaboration.

GRUNHUT J.H., WADE G.A., MARCOLINO W.L.F., PETIT V., HENRICHS H.F., COHEN D.H., ALECIAN E., BOHLENDER D., BOURET J.-C., KOCHUKHOV O., NEINER C., ST-LOUIS N., TOWNSEND R.H.D. (The MiMeS Collaboration)

Abstract (from CDS):

We report the detection of a strong, organized magnetic field in the O9IV star HD 57682, using spectropolarimetric observations obtained with ESPaDOnS at the 3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope within the context of the Magnetism in Massive Stars (MiMeS) Large Programme. From the fitting of our spectra using non-local thermodynamic equilibrium model atmospheres, we determined that HD 57682 is a 17+19–9M☉ star with a radius of 7.0+2.4–1.8R☉ and a relatively low mass-loss rate of 1.4+3.1–0.95x 10–9M☉/yr. The photospheric absorption lines are narrow, and we use the Fourier transform technique to infer v sini = 15±3 km/s. This v sini implies a maximum rotational period of 31.5d, a value qualitatively consistent with the observed variability of the optical absorption and emission lines, as well as the Stokes V profiles and longitudinal field. Using a Bayesian analysis of the velocity-resolved Stokes V profiles to infer the magnetic field characteristics, we tentatively derive a dipole field strength of 1680+134–356G. The derived field strength and wind characteristics imply a wind that is strongly confined by the magnetic field.

Abstract Copyright: © 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2009 RAS

Journal keyword(s): stars: early-type - stars: individual: HD 57682 - stars: magnetic fields - stars: rotation - stars: winds, outflows

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