What controls the large-scale magnetic fields of M dwarfs?
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
2015-06-17 v1
Abstract
Observations of active M dwarfs show a broad variety of large-scale magnetic fields encompassing dipole-dominated and multipolar geometries. We detail the analogy between some anelastic dynamo simulations and spectropolarimetric observations of 23 M stars. In numerical models, the relative contribution of inertia and Coriolis force in the global force balance -estimated by the so-called local Rossby number- is known to have a strong impact on the magnetic field geometry. We discuss the relevance of this parameter in setting the large-scale magnetic field of M dwarfs.
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@article{arxiv.1309.6180,
title = {What controls the large-scale magnetic fields of M dwarfs?},
author = {T. Gastine and J. Morin and L. Duarte and A. Reiners and U. Christensen and J. Wicht},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1309.6180},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
4 pages, 3 figures, conference proceeding, IAUS 302 'Magnetic Fields Throughout the Stellar Evolution', (26-30 Aug 2013, Biarritz, France)