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The rotationally modulated polarization of ξ Boo A
摘要： We have observed the active star ξ Boo A (HD 131156A) with high precision broadband linear polarimetry contemporaneously with circular spectropolarimetry. We find both signals are modulated by the 6.43 d rotation period of ξ Boo A. The signals from the two techniques are 0.25 out of phase, consistent with the broadband linear polarization resulting from differential saturation of spectral lines in the global transverse magnetic field. The mean magnitude of the linear polarization signal is ～4 ppm G–1 but its structure is complex and the amplitude of the variations suppressed relative to the longitudinal magnetic field. The result has important implications for current attempts to detect polarized light from hot Jupiters orbiting active stars in the combined light of the star and planet. In such work stellar activity will manifest as noise, both on the time-scale of stellar rotation, and on longer time-scales – where changes in activity level will manifest as a baseline shift between observing runs.
关键词： stars: individual HD 131156A,stars: magnetic field,polarization,stars: activity
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Distortion of Magnetic Fields in a Starless Core. V. Near-infrared and Submillimeter Polarization in FeSt 1-457
摘要： The relationship between submillimeter dust emission polarization and near-infrared (NIR) H-band polarization produced by dust dichroic extinction was studied for the cold starless dense core FeSt 1–457. The distributions of polarization angles (90°-rotated for the submillimeter) and degrees were found to be very different between submillimeter and NIR wavelengths. The mean polarization angles for FeSt 1-457 at submillimeter and NIR wavelengths are 132°. 1 ± 22°. 0 and 2°. 7 ± 16°. 2, respectively. The correlation between PH and AV was found to be linear from the outermost regions to the relatively dense lines of sight of AV ≈ 25 mag, indicating that NIR polarization reflects the overall polarization (magnetic field) structure of the core, at least in this density range. The flat PH/AV versus AV correlations were confirmed, and the polarization efficiency was found to be comparable to the observational upper limit. On the other hand, as reported by Alves et al. submillimeter polarization degrees show a clear linearly decreasing trend against AV from AV ≈ 20 mag to the densest center (AV ≈ 41 mag), appearing as a 'polarization hole' structure. The power-law index for the Psubmm versus AV relationship was obtained to be ≈?1, indicating that the alignment for the submillimeter-sensitive dust is lost. These very different polarization distributions at submillimeter and NIR wavelengths suggest either that (1) there are different radiation environments at these wavelengths or (2) submillimeter-sensitive dust is localized or (3) a combination of both.
关键词： polarization,dust, extinction,stars: magnetic field,ISM: clouds,stars: formation
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29