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Observing and modelling magnetic fields in white dwarfs

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2018-01-18 v1

Abstract

Our ongoing spectroscopic survey of high proper motion stars is a rich source of new magnetic white dwarfs. We present a few examples among cool white dwarfs showing the effect of field strength and geometry on the observed optical spectrum. Modelling of hydrogen and heavy element spectral lines reveals a range of uniform or markedly offset dipole fields in these objects.

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@article{arxiv.1801.05600,
  title  = {Observing and modelling magnetic fields in white dwarfs},
  author = {S. Vennes and A. Kawka and L. Ferrario and E. Paunzen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.05600},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

Contribution to the proceedings "Stars with a stable magnetic field: From pre-main sequence to compact remnants" (Brno, Czech Republic, 28.8.2017 - 1.9.2017)

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