Winds of Magnetic B Stars

  • C. T. Bolton
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Abstract

The magnetic Bp stars, i.e., the helium-strong and helium-weak/silicon-strong stars, have well ordered, global magnetic fields and are hot enough to have weak, radiatively driven stellar winds. They are the only stars where we can study magnetic winds for which the approximate magnetic field structure is known. Magnetic winds are interesting in their own right. In addition, they provide an opportunity to look for unique signatures that can be used to identify magnetic winds in stars where the fields are too weak or complex to be observed directly.

Keywords

Field Line Line Profile Magnetic Field Line Stellar Wind Magnetic Equator 
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© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1994

Authors and Affiliations

  • C. T. Bolton
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  1. 1.David Dunlap ObservatoryUniversity of TorontoOntarioCanada

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