On the polarization of Herbig Ae/Be stars.
Abstract
Results of multicolor UBVRI polarimetry of 14 Herbig Ae/Be stars including 7 stars for which observations of polarization have been made for the first time are presented. 6 bright Herbig Ae/Be stars which belong to the star formation region connected with IC 5070 show polarization from 1 to 4.5 per cent with similar θ (≡180°). The polarimetric variability of BD +46°3471, BD +65°1637, HD 200775 and LkHα 234 is confirmed. Mechanisms of polarization in Herbig Ae/Be stars in circumstellar formations are discussed.
- Publication:
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Pisma v Astronomicheskii Zhurnal
- Pub Date:
- August 1987
- Bibcode:
- 1987PAZh...13..686P
- Keywords:
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- A Stars;
- B Stars;
- Herbig-Haro Objects;
- Polarimetry;
- Polarized Light;
- Ubv Spectra;
- Star Formation;
- Stellar Envelopes;
- Astrophysics