Possible evidence for a magnetic dynamo in hot Algols
Abstract
We present the case of hot semi-detached Algols showing photometric cycles longer than the orbital period. The evidence indicating that this long cycle might be due to a magnetic dynamo operating in the rapidly rotating donor star is examined.
- Publication:
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Solar and Stellar Magnetic Fields: Origins and Manifestations
- Pub Date:
- 2020
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921319009852
- Bibcode:
- 2020IAUS..354..207M
- Keywords:
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- binaries: spectroscopic;
- close;
- stars: evolution