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| DOI | 10.1093/MNRAS/STS344 | ||||
| Año | 2013 | ||||
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Building on results from the Magnetism in Massive Stars (MiMeS) project, this paper shows how a two-parameter classification of massive-star magnetospheres in terms of the magnetic wind confinement (which sets the Alfven radius R-A) and stellar rotation (which sets the Kepler co-rotation radius R-K) provides a useful organization of both observational signatures and theoretical predictions. We compile the first comprehensive study of inferred and observed values for relevant stellar and magnetic parameters of 64 confirmed magnetic OB stars with T-eff greater than or similar to 16 kK. Using these parameters, we locate the stars in the magnetic confinement-rotation diagram, a log-log plot of R-K versus R-A. This diagram can be subdivided into regimes of centrifugal magnetospheres (CM), with R-A > R-K, versus dynamical magnetospheres (DM), with R-K > R-A. We show how key observational diagnostics, like the presence and characteristics of H alpha emission, depend on a star's position within the diagram, as well as other parameters, especially the expected wind mass-loss rates. In particular, we identify two distinct populations of magnetic stars with H alpha emission: namely, slowly rotating O-type stars with narrow emission consistent with a DM, and more rapidly rotating B-type stars with broader emission associated with a CM. For O-type stars, the high mass-loss rates are sufficient to accumulate enough material for line emission even within the relatively short free-fall time-scale associated with a DM: this high mass-loss rate also leads to a rapid magnetic spindown of the stellar rotation. For the B-type stars, the longer confinement of a CM is required to accumulate sufficient emitting material from their relatively weak winds, which also lead to much longer spindown time-scales. Finally, we discuss how other observational diagnostics, e. g. variability of UV wind lines or X-ray emission, relate to the inferred magnetic properties of these stars, and summarize prospects for future developments in our understanding of massive-star magnetospheres.
| Ord. | Autor | Género | Institución - País |
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| 1 | Petit, Veronique | Mujer |
W Chester Univ - Estados Unidos
West Chester University - Estados Unidos |
| 2 | Owocki, Stan P. | Hombre |
Univ Delaware - Estados Unidos
The Bartol Research Institute - Estados Unidos |
| 3 | Wade, G. | Hombre |
Royal Mil Coll Canada - Canadá
Royal Military College of Canada - Canadá |
| 4 | Cohen, David H. | Hombre |
Swarthmore Coll - Estados Unidos
Swarthmore College - Estados Unidos |
| 5 | Sundqvist, J. | Hombre |
Univ Delaware - Estados Unidos
The Bartol Research Institute - Estados Unidos |
| 6 | Gagne, Marc | Hombre |
W Chester Univ - Estados Unidos
West Chester University - Estados Unidos |
| 7 | Maiz Apellaniz, J. | Hombre |
Inst Astrofis Andalucia CSIC - España
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía - CSIC - España |
| 8 | Baran, Andrzej S. | Hombre |
Akad Ceske Republ - República Checa
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic - República Checa |
| 9 | Bohlender, D. | Hombre |
Natl Res Council Canada - Canadá
National Research Council Canada - Canadá |
| 10 | Rivinius, Th | Hombre |
ESO - Chile
European Southern Observatory Santiago - Chile |
| 11 | Henrichs, H. | Hombre |
Univ Amsterdam - Países Bajos
Astronomical Institute Anton Pannekoek - Países Bajos Anton Pannekoek Instituut voor Sterrenkunde - Países Bajos |
| 12 | Alecian, E. | Mujer |
Univ Paris Diderot - Francia
LESIA - Laboratoire d'Etudes Spatiales et d'Instrumentation en Astrophysique - Francia |
| 13 | Townsend, Richard H.D. | Hombre |
UNIV WISCONSIN - Estados Unidos
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Estados Unidos |
| 13 | Townsend, R. H.D. | - |
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Estados Unidos
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| 14 | Ud-Doula, A. | - |
Penn State Worthington Scranton - Estados Unidos
Penn State Scranton - Estados Unidos |
| 15 | MiMeS Collaboration | Corporación |
Penn State Worthington Scranton - Estados Unidos
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| 15 | Collaboration, Mi Me S. | - |
Penn State Scranton - Estados Unidos
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| Australian Research Council |
| University of Western Australia |
| NASA |
| Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies |
| Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| Astronomical Society of Australia |
| Programme National de Physique Stellaire (PNPS) |
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| Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) |
| Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien; Division Of Astronomical Sciences |
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| VP acknowledges support from Fonds quebecois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies. SOP and JOS acknowledge support from NASA grant ATP NNX11AC40G. GAW acknowledges support from the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant programme. MEO acknowledges financial support from GA CR under grant number 209/11/1198. The Astronomical Institute Ondrejov is supported by the project RVO:67985815. EA thanks the Programme National de Physique Stellaire (PNPS) for its support. RHDT and Au-D acknowledge support from NASA grant NNX12AC72G. This research has made use of the SIMBAD data base, operated at CDS, Strasbourg, France, and the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre operated by the National Research Council of Canada. The authors would like to thank the MiMeS observing team for their efforts and the anonymous referee for his comments. |
| MIS acknowledges financial support from a Jean Rogerson Scholarship, a UWA Top-up Scholarship from the University of Western Australia, and a CSIRO Malcolm McIntosh Lecture bankmecu scholarship. MIS thanks the Astronomical Society of Australia for providing financial support via a Student Travel Award, which enabled furthered collaboration on this paper, and also Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for hosting her during part of this work. CB and TMD acknowledge the support of the Australian Research Council through the award of Future Fellowships, grants FT110100639 and FT100100595, respectively. The Centre for All-sky Astrophysics is an Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence, funded by grant CE110001020. |