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A convective dynamo operating during the crystallization of white dwarfs is one of the promising channels to produce their observed strong magnetic fields. Although the magnitude of the fields generated by crystallization dynamos is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-25 Daniel Blatman , Sivan Ginzburg

Initial distributions of pulsar periods and magnetic fields are essential components of multiple modern astrophysical models. Not enough work has been done to properly constrain these distributions using direct measurements. Here we aim to…

The goal of this work is to study the magnetic fields of six young solar-analogue stars both individually, and collectively, to search for possible magnetic field trends with age. If such trends are found, they can be used to understand…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-09-07 L. Rosén , O. Kochukhov , T. Hackman , J. Lehtinen

We present the first direct magnetic field measurements on M dwarfs cooler than spectral class M4.5. Utilizing a new method based on the effects of a field on the FeH band near 1 micron, we obtain information on whether the integrated…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 A. Reiners , G. Basri

A thermodynamic model for the generation of magnetic fields in the planets is proposed, considering crossed effects between gravitational and electric forces. The magnetic field of the Earth is estimated and found to be in agreement with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 F. X. Alvarez

We discuss possible association of fast radio bursts (FRBs) with supergiant pulses emitted by young pulsars (ages $\sim$ tens to hundreds of years) born with regular magnetic field but very short -- few milliseconds -- spin periods. FRBs…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-17 Maxim Lyutikov , Lukasz Burzawa , Sergei B. Popov

Stellar activity and rotation frustrate the detection of exoplanets through the radial velocity technique. This effect is particularly of concern for M dwarfs, which can remain magnetically active for billions of years. We compile rotation…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-27 Elisabeth R. Newton , Jonathan Irwin , David Charbonneau , Zachory K. Berta-Thompson , Jason A. Dittmann

About 5% of upper main sequence stars are permeated by a strong magnetic field, the origin of which is still matter of debate. With this work we provide observational material to study how magnetic fields change with the evolution of stars…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 S. Bagnulo , J. D. Landstreet , E. Mason , V. Andretta , J. Silaj , G. A. Wade

Little is known about the incidence of magnetic fields among the coolest white dwarfs. Their spectra usually do not exhibit any absorption lines as the bound-bound opacities of hydrogen and helium are vanishingly small. Probing these stars…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Mark Hollands , Boris Gaensicke , Detlev Koester

(abridged) A detailed examination of the evolution of stochastic magnetic fields between high cosmic temperatures and the present epoch is presented. A simple analytical model matching the results of the 3D MHD simulations allows for the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Robi Banerjee , Karsten Jedamzik

The evolution of the magnetic field of an accreting magnetic white dwarf with an initially dipolar field at the surface has been studied for non-spherical accretion under simplifying assumptions. Accretion on to the polar regions tends to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-13 C. M. Zhang , D. T. Wickramasinghe , L. Ferrario

As a massive star evolves through multiple stages of nuclear burning on its way to becoming a supernova, a complex, differentially rotating structure is set up. Angular momentum is transported by a variety of classic instabilities, and also…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. Heger , S. E. Woosley , H. C. Spruit

In this paper we review the current status of research on the observational and theoretical characteristics of isolated and binary magnetic white dwarfs (MWDs). Magnetic fields of isolated MWDs are observed to lie in the range 10^3-10^9G.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 Lilia Ferrario , Domitilla de Martino , Boris Gaensicke

Magnetized exoplanets can serve as the source of auroral radio emissions, allowing us to characterize the magnetospheric properties of these planets. Successful detections of auroral radio emissions from brown dwarfs, as well as from…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-27 Yuta Shiohira , Yuka Fujii , Hajime Kita , Tomoki Kimura , Yuka Terada , Keitaro Takahashi

Rotation Powered-Pulsars are subjected to long-term changes in their period of rotation, which are measured by timing observations of their rotation frequency and its derivatives ($\Omega$, $\dot{\Omega}$, $\ddot{\Omega}$). If the spin-down…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-13 Rodrigo Negreiros , Cristian Bernal

We present a survey for photometric variability in young, low-mass brown dwarfs with the Spitzer Space Telescope. The 23 objects in our sample show robust signatures of youth and share properties with directly-imaged exoplanets. We present…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-17 Johanna M. Vos , Jacqueline K. Faherty , Jonathan Gagné , Mark Marley , Stanimir Metchev , John Gizis , Emily L. Rice , Kelle Cruz

Well before the radio discovery of pulsars offered the first observational confirmation for their existence (Hewish et al., 1968), it had been suggested that neutron stars might be endowed with very strong magnetic fields of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-02-18 Konstantinos N. Gourgouliatos , Paolo Esposito

This paper reports a blind search for magnetospheric emissions from planets around nearby stars. Young stars are likely to have much stronger stellar winds than the Sun, and because planetary magnetospheric emissions are powered by stellar…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 T. Joseph W. Lazio , S. Carmichael , J. Clark , E. Elkins , P. Gudmundsen , Z. Mott , M. Szwajkowski , L. A. Hennig

Magnetic fields remain one of the least understood aspects of exoplanetary systems. A deeper understanding of planetary dynamos and the evolution of surface magnetic properties throughout a planet's lifetime is a key scientific purpose,…

Planet formation theories predict a large but still undetected population of short-period terrestrial planets orbiting brown dwarfs. Should specimens of this population be discovered transiting relatively bright and nearby brown dwarfs, the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-21 Matthias Y. He , Amaury H. M. J. Triaud , Michaël Gillon