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2010MNRAS.402.1883E - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 402, 1883-1891 (2010/March-1)

A rival for Babcock's star: the extreme 30-kG variable magnetic field in the Ap star HD 75049.

ELKIN V.G., MATHYS G., KURTZ D.W., HUBRIG S. and FREYHAMMER L.M.

Abstract (from CDS):

The extraordinary magnetic Ap star HD75049 has been studied with data obtained with the European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope and 2.2-m telescopes. Direct measurements reveal that the magnetic field modulus at maximum reaches 30kG. The star shows photometric, spectral and magnetic variability with a rotation period of 4.049d. Variations of the mean longitudinal magnetic field can be described to first order by a centred dipole model with an inclination i = 25°, an obliquity β = 60° and a polar field Bp= 42kG. The combination of the longitudinal and surface magnetic field measurements implies a radius of R = 1.7R, suggesting that the star is close to the zero-age main sequence. HD75049 displays moderate overabundances of Si, Ti, Cr, Fe and large overabundances of rare earth elements. This star has the second strongest magnetic field of any main-sequence star after Babcock's star, HD215441, which it rivals.

Abstract Copyright: © 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2009 RAS

Journal keyword(s): stars: chemically peculiar - stars: individual: HD75049 - stars: magnetic fields - stars: variables other

Simbad objects: 6

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