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most citedMagnetic OB[A] Stars with TESS: probing their Evolutionary and Rotational properties (MOBSTER) - I. First-light observations of known magnetic B and A stars

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astro-ph.SR2025

Analyzing Stellar and Interstellar Contributions to Polarization: Modeling Approaches for Hot Stars

R Ignace, A G Fullard, G V Panopoulou +3

Linear polarimetry of unresolved stars is a powerful method for discerning or constraining the geometry of a source and its environment, since spherical sources produce no net pola…

astro-ph.SR2025

Variable Polarization of WR~31a: Binary Companion or Co-Rotating Interaction Region?

Christiana Erba, Richard Ignace, Faith Simmons +1

WR 31a (Hen 3-519) is likely a post-luminous blue variable (LBV) star that is evolving to become a classical Wolf-Rayet star. Multicolor (UBVR) photopolarimetric observations of WR…

astro-ph.SR20251 cited

Spectropolarimetry for Discerning Geometry and Structure in Circumstellar Media of Hot Massive Stars

Richard Ignace, Kenneth Gayley, Roberto Casini +3

Spectropolarimetric techniques are a mainstay of astrophysical inquiry, ranging from Solar System objects to the Cosmic Background Radiation. This review highlights applications of…

astro-ph.SR20257 cited

X-Shooting ULLYSES: massive stars at low metallicity: XII. The clumped winds of O-type (super)giants in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Sarah A. Brands, Frank Backs, Alex de Koter +23

Mass loss governs the evolution of massive stars and shapes the stellar surroundings. To quantify the impact of the stellar winds we need to know the exact mass-loss rates; however…

astro-ph.SR2024

X-Shooting ULLYSES: Massive Stars at Low Metallicity

Jorick S. Vink, Paul Crowther, Alex Fullerton +20

The Hubble Space Telescope has devoted 500 orbits to observing 250 massive stars with low metallicity in the ultraviolet (UV) range within the framework of the ULLYSES program. The…

astro-ph.SR2024

First Observation of the Complete Rotation Period of the Ultra-Slowly Rotating Magnetic O Star HD 54879

C. Erba, C. P. Folsom, A. David-Uraz +6

HD 54879 is the most recently discovered magnetic O-type star. Previous studies ruled out a rotation period shorter than 7 years, implying that HD 54879 is the second most slowly-r…