Magnetic fields in O stars

2013/06/28 by Yaël Nazé, Yael Naze, Naze, Yael
Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #Educational Leadership and Practices #FOS: Physical sciences #Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) #astro-ph.SR

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1306.6753

Invited review at "Putting A-stars into context" (June 2013 ; Moscow, Russia), proceedings of 10 pages

arxiv created 2013/06/28 · openalex publication_date 2013/06/28 · arxiv updated 2015/06/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Over the last decade, large-scale, organized (generally dipolar) magnetic fields with a strength between 0.1 and 20 kG were detected in dozens of OB stars. This contribution reviews the impact of such magnetic fields on the stellar winds of O-stars, with emphasis on variability and X-ray emission.

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