Magnetic fields in O-type stars measured with FORS 1 at the VLT
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| Publication date | 01-11-2008 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union |
| Event | IAU Symposium 259: Cosmic magnetic fields: from planets, to stars and galaxies, Puerto Santiago, Spain |
| Volume | Issue number | 4 | S259 |
| Pages (from-to) | 381-382 |
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| Abstract | The presence of magnetic fields in O-type stars has been suspected for a long time. The discovery of such fields would explain a wide range of well documented enigmatic phenomena in massive stars, in particular cyclical wind variability, Hα emission variations, chemical peculiarity, narrow X-ray emission lines and non-thermal radio/X-ray emission. Here we present the results of our studies of magnetic fields in O-type stars, carried out over the last years. |
| Document type | Article |
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eprintid: arXiv:0901.3307 Proceedings title: IAU Symposium 259: Cosmic magnetic fields: from planets, to stars and galaxies Publisher: Cambridge University Press Place of publication: Cambridge Editors: K.G. Strassmeier, A.G. Kosovichev, J.E. Beckman |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921309030762 |
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