Magnetic observations of pulsating B and Be stars with ESPaDOnS and Narval
Abstract
Discoveries of magnetic fields in pulsating B and Be stars have been claimed from low-resolution spectropolarimetric observations with FORS1 at VLT. We used the new generation of high-resolution spectropolarimeters, ESPaDOnS at CFHT and NARVAL at TBL, to check for the existence of these fields. We find that most of the claimed magnetic stars do not host a magnetic field. This work shows the importance of a critical analysis of FORS1 data when searching for weak magnetic fields in early-type stars and the advantage of using ESPaDOnS and NARVAL to study such type of stars.
- Publication:
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Cosmic Magnetic Fields: From Planets, to Stars and Galaxies
- Pub Date:
- April 2009
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921309030816
- Bibcode:
- 2009IAUS..259..391S
- Keywords:
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- Stars: magnetic fields;
- techniques: polarimetric;
- stars: early-type;
- stars: emission-line;
- Be