Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2019
Published In
Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society
Abstract
In this paper, we present high-resolution HST/COS observations of the extreme magnetic O star NGC 1624-2. These represent the first ultraviolet spectra of this archetypal object. We examine the variability of its wind-sensitive resonance lines, comparing it to that of other known magnetic O stars. In particular, the observed variations in the profiles of the C iv and Si iv doublets between low state and high state are the largest observed in any magnetic O-type star, consistent with the expected properties of NGC 1624-2’s magnetosphere. We also observe a redshifted absorption component in the low state, a feature not seen in most stars. We present preliminary modelling efforts based on the Analytic Dynamical Magnetosphere (ADM) formalism, demonstrating the necessity of using non-spherically symmetric models to determine wind/magnetospheric properties of magnetic O stars.
Keywords
stars: early-type, stars: individual: NGC 1624-2, stars: magnetic field, stars: winds, outflows, ultraviolet: stars
Recommended Citation
A. David-Uraz et al.
(2019).
"Extreme Resonance Line Profile Variations In The Ultraviolet Spectra Of NGC 1624-2: Probing The Giant Magnetosphere Of The Most Strongly Magnetized Known O-Type Star".
Monthly Notices Of The Royal Astronomical Society.
Volume 483,
Issue 2.
2814-2824.
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty3227
https://works.swarthmore.edu/fac-physics/363
Comments
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