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Stellar Magnetism affects all spectral types and exists and varies throughout the evolution of stars. Magnetic fields can affect not only the interior of stars, but also their circumstellar environments. In this chapter, we concentrate on…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-02 Veronique Petit , Mary E. Oksala

In this contribution I review some of the major work that have been undertaken in the last decade to study the magnetic fields in intermediate-mass pre-main sequence stars, with the goal of understanding the origin of the magnetic fields…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-10-08 E. Alecian

Magnetic fields are an important ingredient to cool star physics, and there is great interest in measuring fields and their geometry in order to understand stellar dynamos and their influence on star formation and stellar evolution. During…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-17 Ansgar Reiners

A small fraction of intermediate-mass main sequence (A and B type) stars have strong, organised magnetic fields. The large majority of such stars, however, show no evidence for magnetic fields, even when observed with very high precision.…

We have obtained high-quality magnetic field measurements of 19 sharp-lined B-type stars with precisely-measured N/C abundance ratios. Our primary goal is to test the idea that a magnetic field may explain extra drag (through the wind) on…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 G. A. Wade , C. P. Folsom , J. Grunhut , J. D. Landstreet , V. Petit

After decades of efforts, optical long-baseline interferometry has become a mainstream observational technique in terms of operation robustness and user friendliness. Interferometry has opened a new observational window, enabling…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-02 H. Sana E. Bordier , K. Deshmukh , A. J. Frost , A. Keskar , C. Lanthermann , R. R. Lefever , L. Mahy , A. A. C. Sander , T. Shenar , F. Tramper

A small fraction of the population of intermediate-mass and massive stars host strong and stable magnetic fields organised on large scales. These fields are believed to be remnants of star formation. It is however not clear how such fossil…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-10 E. Alecian , F. Villebrun , J. Grunhut , G. Hussain , C. Neiner , G. A. Wade

About 10% of hot stars host a fossil magnetic field on the pre-main sequence and main sequence. However, the first magnetic evolved hot stars have been discovered only recently. An observing program has been set up to find more such…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-11-14 C. Neiner , A. Martin , G. Wade , M. Oksala

Cool stars like the Sun harbor convection zones capable of producing substantial surface magnetic fields leading to stellar magnetic activity. The influence of stellar parameters like rotation, radius, and age on cool-star magnetism, and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Ansgar Reiners

Magnetic fields play an important role at all stages of stellar evolution. In Sun-like stars, they are generated in the outer convective layers. Studying the large-scale magnetic fields of these stars enlightens our understanding of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 R. Fares

Observational evidence for strong magnetic fields throughout the envelopes of evolved stars is increasing. Many of the instruments coming on line in the near-future will be able to make further contributions to this field. Specifically,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-10-07 Wouter Vlemmings

We review recent developments in determining the evolution of magnetic massive OB stars. One of the important scientific questions is the completeness and the detection limits of contemporaneous spectropolarimetric surveys across the HR…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-10 Veronique Petit , Alexandre David-Uraz

Magnetic fields have been detected in most if not all types of stars across the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. Where present, these fields have the potential to significantly impact the evolution of their host stars. Furthermore, they…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-21 A. J. Martin

In recent years, the development of spectropolarimetric techniques deeply modified our knowledge of stellar magnetism. In the case of solar-type stars, the challenge is to measure a geometrically complex field and determine its evolution…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. Petit

Context. The first magnetic fields in O- and B-type stars that do not belong to the Bp-star class, have been discovered. The cyclic UV wind-line variability, which has been observed in a significant fraction of early-type stars, is likely…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2011-08-15 R. S. Schnerr , H. F. Henrichs , C. Neiner , E. Verdugo , J. de Jong , V. C. Geers , K. Wiersema , B. van Dalen , A. Tijani , B. Plaggenborg , K. L. J. Rygl

Strong, globally-organized magnetic fields are found for a small fraction of O, B, and A stars. At the same time, many theoretical and indirect observational studies suggested ubiquitous presence of weak localized magnetic fields at the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 O. Kochukhov , N. Sudnik

The paper presents the first results of the ongoing spectropolarimetric monitoring of magnetic fields of stars, whose chemically peculiar nature has been previously revealed with the 1-m SAO RAS telescope. We selected the sample candidates…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-26 I. A. Yakunin , E. A. Semenko , I. I. Romanyuk , A. V. Moiseeva , V. N. Aitov

The Magnetism in Massive Stars (MiMeS) project represents the largest systematic survey of stellar magnetism ever undertaken. Based on a sample of over 550 Galactic B and O-type stars, the MiMeS project has derived the basic characteristics…

We present a review of observations of the stellar longitudinal (effective) magnetic field ($B_e$) and its properties. This paper also discusses contemporary views on the origin, evolution and structure of $B_e$.

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-10-17 V. D. Bychkov , L. V. Bychkova , J. Madej

Recent results obtained by various authors on the properties of HgMn stars are reviewed. Substantial progress has been achieved in the study of abundances and isotopic anomalies. The results about the magnetic fields and membership in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Hubrig