The Asymmetrical Wind of the Candidate Luminous Blue Variable MWC 314
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Anatoly S. Miroshnichenko, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: We present the results of long-term spectropolarimetric and spectroscopic monitoring of MWC 314, a candidate Luminous Blue Variable star. We detect the first evidence of Ha variability in MWC 314, and find no apparent periodicity in this emission. The total R-band polarization is observed to vary between 2.21% and 3.00% at a position angle consistently around —0' , indicating the presence of a time-variable intrinsic polarization component, hence an asymmetrical circumstellar envelope. We find suggestive evidence that MWC 314’s intrinsic
polarization exhibits a wavelength-independent magnitude varying between 0.09% and 0.58% at a wavelength-independent position angle covering all four quadrants of the Stokes Q-U plane. Electron scattering off of density clumps in
MWC 314’s wind is considered as the probable mechanism responsible for these variations.
The Asymmetrical Wind of the Candidate Luminous Blue Variable MWC 314
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Additional Information
- Publication
- arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0605602v1 23 May 2006
- Language: English
- Date: 2006
- Keywords
- Circumstellar matter stars, Individual (MWC314) techniques, Polarimetric techniques, Spectroscopic