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Anomalous Behavior of the Linear Polarization of the Herbig Ae Star WW Vul during the 1997 Minimum

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In the course of photopolarimetric monitoring of the Herbig Ae star WW Vul, an unusual variation of linear polarization upon energence from a deep minimum was recorded, which cannot be explained by the standard mechanism for such objects (UX Ori stars): a variable contribution of radiation scattered by circumstellar dust. An analysis of possible causes of the anomalous behavior of polarization shows that it was most likely due to the presence of aligned, aspherical dust grains in the dust cloud crossing the line of sight at that time.

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Shakhovskoi, D.N. Anomalous Behavior of the Linear Polarization of the Herbig Ae Star WW Vul during the 1997 Minimum. Astrophysics 45, 426–431 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021846810995

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