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Spectropolarimetric observations of WR 137

  • Session 6 Constraints on Wind Structure from Polarimetric Observations
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We present high signal-to-noise spectropolarimetry of the WC7+OB star WR 137 (HD 192641) covering the spectral range from 3600Å to 1.1µm. The polarization spectrum shows unambiguous evidence for an intrinsic polarization vector.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, London, UK

    Tim J. Harries & Ian D. Howarth

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Harries, T.J., Howarth, I.D. Spectropolarimetric observations of WR 137. Astrophys Space Sci 221, 365–368 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01091167

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