Polarized Radiation from AM Herculis Stars

1983 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 217-221
Author(s):  
P. E. Barrett ◽  
G. Chanmugam
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Circular Polarization ◽  
Linear Polarization ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Photon Scattering ◽  
Cyclotron Radiation ◽  
The Magnetic Field ◽  
Striking Effect ◽  
General Reduction ◽  
Polarized Radiation

ABSTRACTCalculations of polarized cyclotron radiation from magnetized hot plasmas are modified to include the effects of collisions and photon scattering. These effects produce a general reduction in both the linear and circular polarization. The background unpolarized flux which had previously been invoked, in an ad hoc manner for the collisionless case, is no longer required to bring agreement with observations. The most striking effect is at small viewing angles with the magnetic field, where the fractional circular polarization is reduced from nearly 100% to close to 0%. The calculations also show that the shape of the linear polarization pulse is essentially unchanged.

scholarly journals Broadband Linear Polarization in Ap Stars

1993 ◽  
Vol 138 ◽  
pp. 305-309
Author(s):  
Marco Landolfi ◽  
Egidio Landi Degl’Innocenti ◽  
Maurizio Landi Degl’Innocenti ◽  
Jean-Louis Leroy ◽  
Stefano Bagnulo
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Circular Polarization ◽  
Linear Polarization ◽  
Rotation Axis ◽  
Spectral Lines ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Rotating Star ◽  
Ap Stars ◽  
The Magnetic Field

AbstractBroadband linear polarization in the spectra of Ap stars is believed to be due to differential saturation between σ and π Zeeman components in spectral lines. This mechanism has been known for a long time to be the main agent of a similar phenomenon observed in sunspots. Since this phenomenon has been carefully calibrated in the solar case, it can be confidently used to deduce the magnetic field of Ap stars.Given the magnetic configuration of a rotating star, it is possible to deduce the broadband polarization at any phase. Calculations performed for the oblique dipole model show that the resulting polarization diagrams are very sensitive to the values of i (the angle between the rotation axis and the line of sight) and β (the angle between the rotation and magnetic axes). The dependence on i and β is such that the four-fold ambiguity typical of the circular polarization observations ((i,β), (β,i), (π-i,π-β), (π-β,π-i)) can be removed.

scholarly journals Strong variable linear polarization in the cool active star II Peg

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (S302) ◽  
pp. 369-372
Author(s):  
Lisa Rosén ◽  
Oleg Kochukhov ◽  
Gregg A. Wade
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Circular Polarization ◽  
Linear Polarization ◽  
Transverse Component ◽  
Doppler Imaging ◽  
Stokes Parameters ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Magnetic Imaging ◽  
Field Geometry ◽  
The Magnetic Field

AbstractMagnetic fields of cool active stars are currently studied polarimetrically using only circular polarization observations. This provides limited information about the magnetic field geometry since circular polarization is only sensitive to the line-of-sight component of the magnetic field. Reconstructions of the magnetic field topology will therefore not be completely trustworthy when only circular polarization is used. On the other hand, linear polarization is sensitive to the transverse component of the magnetic field. By including linear polarization in the reconstruction the quality of the reconstructed magnetic map is dramatically improved. For that reason, we wanted to identify cool stars for which linear polarization could be detected at a level sufficient for magnetic imaging. Four active RS CVn binaries, II Peg, HR 1099, IM Peg, and σ Gem were observed with the ESPaDOnS spectropolarimeter at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. Mean polarization profiles in all four Stokes parameters were derived using the multi-line technique of least-squares deconvolution (LSD). Not only was linear polarization successfully detected in all four stars in at least one observation, but also, II Peg showed an extraordinarily strong linear polarization signature throughout all observations. This qualifies II Peg as the first promising target for magnetic Doppler imaging in all four Stokes parameters and, at the same time, suggests that other such targets can possibly be identified.

scholarly journals Modelling of the Magnetic Configuration of CP Stars from Polarimetric Observations

1998 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 679-681
Author(s):  
M. Landolfi
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Stokes Parameter ◽  
Quadratic Field ◽  
Mean Field ◽  
Longitudinal Component ◽  
Stokes Parameters ◽  
Longitudinal Field ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Magnetic Field ◽  
Polarized Radiation

The observational quantities commonly used to study the magnetic field of CP stars – the mean field modulus and the mean longitudinal field, as well as the ‘mean asymmetry of the longitudinal field’ and the ‘mean quadratic field’ recently introduced by Mathys (1995a,b) – are based either on the Stokes parameter / or on the Stokes parameter V. However, a complete description of polarized radiation requires the knowledge of the full Stokes vector: in other words, we should expect that useful information is also contained in linear polarization (the Stokes parameters Q and U); or rather we should expect the information contained in (Q, U) and in V to be complementary, since linear and circular polarization are basically related to the transverse and the longitudinal component of the magnetic field, respectively.

The Effect of Magnetic Field Spread and Temperature and Density Variations in Cyclotron Emission Regions

1987 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. T. Wickramasinghe ◽  
Lilia Ferrario
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Point Source ◽  
Circular Polarization ◽  
White Dwarfs ◽  
Type Systems ◽  
Polar Cap ◽  
Cyclotron Radiation ◽  
Cyclotron Emission ◽  
Source Models ◽  
Accretion Shocks

AbstractWe discuss the properties of cyclotron radiation from accretion shocks located above the atmospheres of magnetic white dwarfs taking into account the effects of field spread and density and temparture structure. The models which are an improvement on previous point source models are shown to have characteristics that are in better overall agreement with the properties of AM Herculis type systems. Our calculations of the polarization properties of large polar cap emission regions are used to discuss the recent null measurements of circular polarization in DQ Herculis type systems.

Circularly Polarized Synchrotron Radiation in Dipolar Magnetic Fields with Application to the Planet Jupiter

1969 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 274-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Gleeson ◽  
M. P. C. Legg ◽  
K. C. Westfold
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Synchrotron Radiation ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Linear Polarization ◽  
Thin Shell ◽  
Total Radiation ◽  
Circularly Polarized ◽  
Preliminary Account ◽  
The Magnetic Field

This paper is a preliminary account of the calculation of the circularly polarized synchrotron radiation received from a distribution of electricallycharged particles confined to a thin shell in the magnetic field of a dipole. Calculations of the total radiation and the degree of linear polarization have previously been carried out, and these calculations are duplicated in part.

Design of a local bump feedback system for a variably polarizing undulator

1998 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 465-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teruhiko Bizen ◽  
Taihei Shimada ◽  
Masaru Takao ◽  
Yoichi Hiramatu ◽  
Yoshikazu Miyahara
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Circular Polarization ◽  
Feedback System ◽  
Beam Position ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Double Array ◽  
Under Construction ◽  
Polarization Of Light ◽  
Field Errors ◽  
The Magnetic Field

A local bump feedback system is under construction to correct the orbit distortion caused by the magnetic field errors of a double-array undulator used to generate linear and circular polarization of light for a soft X-ray beamline. The local bump orbit is created by steering coils several turns long and four sets of steering magnets. The kick angle of the long steering coils and the steering magnets is determined according to the motion of the undulator and by detecting the beam position.

THE PARSEC-SCALE CIRCULAR POLARIZATION OF ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI AT 22 AND 15 GHZ

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (09) ◽  
pp. 1531-1535 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. M. VITRISHCHAK ◽  
D. C. GABUZDA
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Circular Polarization ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
Core Region ◽  
Field Orientation ◽  
Magnetic Field Orientation ◽  
Long Baseline ◽  
Very Long Baseline Array ◽  
The Magnetic Field

We present the results of parsec-scale circular polarization measurements based on Very Long Baseline Array data for a number of radio-bright, core-dominated active galactic nuclei obtained simultaneously at 22 and 15 GHz. The degrees of circular polarization mc for the VLBI core region at 15 GHz are similar to values reported earlier at this wavelength, with typical values of a few tenths of a percent. The origin of this polarization is almost certainly the conversion of linear to circular polarization during the propagation of the radiation through a magnetised plasma. We find that mc is as often higher as lower at the higher frequency, for reasons that are not clear. Our results confirm the earlier finding that the sign of the circular polarization at a given observing frequency is generally consistent across epochs separated by several years or more, suggesting stability of the magnetic field orientation in the innermost jets.

A Supernova Remnant in Centaurus

1967 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. Whiteoak ◽  
F. F. Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Brightness Temperature ◽  
Radio Source ◽  
Linear Polarization ◽  
Supernova Remnant ◽  
Polarization Direction ◽  
Western Side ◽  
Single Polarization ◽  
The Magnetic Field

Observations of the composite radio source which includes the catalogued components 1209-52 and 1209-51 (Bolton et al. 1964) have been obtained at frequencies 629, 1410, and 2650 MHz with the 210-ft Parkes telescope. The observations at the highest frequency are shown in Figure 1. The isotherms of full-beam brightness temperature correspond to the single polarization direction shown within the circle representing the half-intensity beamwidth. The polarization vectors (unbroken lines) along the two ridges represent 15-25% linear polarization. The intrinsic angles of polarization, derived from the 1410 and 2650 MHz observations, are represented by the broken lines. They are perpendicular to the magnetic field if the radiation is synchrotron. The corresponding rotation measures (Gardner and Whiteoak 1963) range between +17 and +36 rad. m-2 along the eastern ridge, and between —14 and —4 on the western side.

scholarly journals OH (1720 MHz) masers: signposts of SNR/molecular cloud interactions

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (S242) ◽  
pp. 299-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crystal L. Brogan
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Linear Polarization ◽  
Molecular Cloud ◽  
Supernova Remnant ◽  
Maser Spot ◽  
Current State ◽  
Polarization Studies ◽  
The Magnetic Field ◽  
Field Strengths

AbstractOver the last decade it has been demonstrated that supernova remnant (SNR) OH (1720 MHz) masers are unique tracers of SNR/molecular cloud interactions. Here I briefly review the current state of our observational understanding of these masers including results from recent MERLIN and VLBA full polarization studies of the masers in W28, W44, and W51C. Some of our findings include that (1) in accordance with theory, the linear polarization position angles are either parallel or perpendicular to the plane-of-sky magnetic field determined through other observations; (2) the maser spot sizes are fairly large (~ 1014 cm) and exhibit a core/halo morphology; and (3) while the magnetic field strengths do increase slightly with higher resolution, this effect can be completely explained by spectral/spatial blending.

scholarly journals Polarization of the Recombination Line Maser in MWC349

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (S287) ◽  
pp. 49-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Thum ◽  
D. Morris ◽  
H. Wiesemeyer
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Circular Polarization ◽  
Time Variable ◽  
Circumstellar Disk ◽  
Recombination Line ◽  
Complex Time ◽  
Disk Dynamo ◽  
The Magnetic Field

AbstractWe present observations of the circular polarization of the recombination line maser in MWC 349. Six good quality Ha30α spectra were obtained during 2010 – 2011 which show that the Zeeman features are complex, time variable, and usually different for the blue- and red-shifted maser spikes. We propose that the magnetic field, located in the corona of the circumstellar disk, has toroidal and radial components. It is plausibly generated in a disk dynamo.

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