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Discovery of an extremely weak magnetic field in the white dwarf LTT 16093 = WD 2047+372

2016/05/13 by J. D. Landstreet, S. Bagnulo, A. Martin +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Field (mathematics) #Magnetic field #Magnetic flux #Magnetometer #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #White dwarf #astro-ph.SR

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201628488

openalex publication_date 2016/05/13 · arxiv created 2016/05/14 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · arxiv updated 2016/06/29 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context. Magnetic fields have been detected in several hundred white dwarfs, with strengths ranging from a few kG to several hundred MG. Only a few of the known fields have a mean magnetic field modulus below about 1 MG.

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