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The Zeeman Effect in the Sobolev Approximation II: Split Monopole Fields and the "Heartbeat" Stokes V Profile

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2010-02-24 v1 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

Abstract

We calculate the circularly polarized Stokes V profile for emission lines, formed in hot-star winds threaded with a weak radial magnetic field. For simplicity, the field is treated as a split monopole under the assumptions that it has been radially combed by the wind, and rotation is not playing a central role. Invoking the weak-field approximation, we find that the V profile has a characteristic ``heartbeat'' shape exhibiting multiple sign inversions, which might be mistaken for noise in the absence of theoretical guidance. We also conclude that there is a tendency for the V profile to integrate to zero on each side of the line separately.

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@article{arxiv.0906.3048,
  title  = {The Zeeman Effect in the Sobolev Approximation II: Split Monopole Fields and the "Heartbeat" Stokes V Profile},
  author = {K. G. Gayley R. Ignace},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.3048},
  year   = {2010}
}

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22 pages, 3 figures