Is the wind of the Oe star HD 155806 magnetically confined?
arXiv:0812.2464 · doi:10.1017/S1743921309030786
Abstract
Oe stars are a subset of the O-type stars that exhibit emission lines from a circumstellar disk. The recent detection of magnetic fields in some O-type stars suggests a possible explanation for the stability of disk-like structures around Oe stars. According to this hypothesis, the wind of the star is channeled by a dipolar magnetic field producing a disc in the magnetic equatorial plane. As a test of this model, we have obtained spectropolarimetric observations of the hottest Galactic Oe star HD 155806. Here we discuss the results and implications of those observations.
arXiv comment2 pages, 1 figure. Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 259, 2009. Cosmic Magnetic Fields: From Planets, to Stars and Galaxies
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