Norberto Castro, Luca Fossati, Swetlana Hubrig, Sergio Simon Díaz, Markus Schoeller, Ilya Ilyin, Thorsten A. Carrol, Norbert Langer, Thierry Morel, Fabian R. N. Schneider, Norbert Przybilla, Artemio Herrero, Alex de Koter, Lidia M. Oskinova, Andreas Reisenegger, Hugues Sana
- The number of magnetic stars detected among massive stars is small; nevertheless, the role played by the magnetic field in stellar evolution cannot be disregarded. Links between line profile variability, enhancements/depletions of surface chemical abundances, and magnetic fields have been identified for low-mass B-stars, but for the O-type domain this is almost unexplored. Based on FORS 2 and HARPS spectropolarimetric data, we present the first detection of a magnetic field in HD54879, a single slowly rotating O9.7 V star. Using two independent and different techniques we obtained the firm detection of a surface average longitudinal magnetic field with a maximum amplitude of about 600 G, in modulus. A quantitative spectroscopic analysis of the star with the stellar atmosphere code FASTWIND results in an effective temperature and a surface gravity of 33 000 +/- 1000K and 4.0 +/- 0.1 dex. The abundances of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, silicon, and magnesium are found to be slightly lower than solar, but compatible within the errors. WeThe number of magnetic stars detected among massive stars is small; nevertheless, the role played by the magnetic field in stellar evolution cannot be disregarded. Links between line profile variability, enhancements/depletions of surface chemical abundances, and magnetic fields have been identified for low-mass B-stars, but for the O-type domain this is almost unexplored. Based on FORS 2 and HARPS spectropolarimetric data, we present the first detection of a magnetic field in HD54879, a single slowly rotating O9.7 V star. Using two independent and different techniques we obtained the firm detection of a surface average longitudinal magnetic field with a maximum amplitude of about 600 G, in modulus. A quantitative spectroscopic analysis of the star with the stellar atmosphere code FASTWIND results in an effective temperature and a surface gravity of 33 000 +/- 1000K and 4.0 +/- 0.1 dex. The abundances of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, silicon, and magnesium are found to be slightly lower than solar, but compatible within the errors. We investigate line-profile variability in HD54879 by complementing our spectra with spectroscopic data from other recent OB-star surveys. The photospheric lines remain constant in shape between 2009 and 2014, although H alpha shows a variable emission. The H alpha emission is too strong for a standard O9.7 V and is probably linked to the magnetic field and the presence of circumstellar material. Its normal chemical composition and the absence of photospheric line profile variations make HD54879 the most strongly magnetic, non-variable single O-star detected to date.…
MetadatenAuthor details: | Norberto CastroORCiD, Luca Fossati, Swetlana HubrigGND, Sergio Simon Díaz, Markus Schoeller, Ilya Ilyin, Thorsten A. Carrol, Norbert Langer, Thierry Morel, Fabian R. N. Schneider, Norbert PrzybillaORCiDGND, Artemio Herrero, Alex de Koter, Lidia M. OskinovaORCiDGND, Andreas Reisenegger, Hugues SanaORCiD |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425354 |
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ISSN: | 1432-0746 |
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Title of parent work (English): | Astronomy and astrophysics : an international weekly journal |
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Publisher: | EDP Sciences |
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Place of publishing: | Les Ulis |
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Publication type: | Article |
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Language: | English |
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Year of first publication: | 2015 |
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Publication year: | 2015 |
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Creating corporation: | BOB Collaboration |
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Release date: | 2017/03/27 |
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Tag: | stars: atmospheres; stars: evolution; stars: individual: HD 54879; stars: magnetic field; stars: massive |
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Volume: | 581 |
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Number of pages: | 14 |
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Funding institution: | Alexander von Humboldt Foundation; Spanish Government Ministerio de
Economia y Competitividad (MINECO) [AYA2010-21697-C05-04,
AYA2012-39364-C02-01, Severo Ochoa SEV-2011-0187]; Canary Islands
Government [PID2010119]; Belspo; Bonn-Cologne Graduate School of Physics
and Astronomy; DFG (Germany); CONICYT (Chile) [DFG-06] |
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Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Physik und Astronomie |
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Peer review: | Referiert |
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