Magnetic fields in beta Cep, SPB, and Be stars
Abstract
Recent observational and theoretical results emphasize the potential significance of magnetic fields for structure, evolution, and environment of massive stars. Depending on their spectral and photometric behavior, the upper main-sequence B-type stars are assigned to different groups, such as beta Cep stars and slowly pulsating B (SPB) stars, He-rich and He-deficient Bp stars, Be stars, BpSi stars, HgMn stars, or normal B-type stars. All these groups are characterized by different magnetic field geometry and strength, from fields below the detection limit of a few Gauss up to tens of kG. Our collaboration was the first to systematically study the magnetic fields in representative samples of different types of main-sequence B stars. In this article, we give an overview about what we have learned during the last years about magnetic fields in beta Cep, SPB, and Be stars.
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@article{arxiv.1309.5497,
title = {Magnetic fields in beta Cep, SPB, and Be stars},
author = {M. Schoeller and S. Hubrig and M. Briquet and I. Ilyin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1309.5497},
year = {2013}
}
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10 pages, 8 figures, 1 table, to appear in the Proceedings of the Conference: "Putting A Stars into Context: Evolution, Environment, and Related Stars"