A STUDY OF THE PHOTOMETRIC VARIABILITY OF THE PECULIAR MAGNETIC WHITE DWARF WD1953−011

dc.creatorRaúl Mújica García
dc.date2011-06-10
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dc.identifierhttp://inaoe.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1009/1882
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7807073
dc.descriptionWe present and interpret simultaneous new photometric and spectroscopic observations of the peculiar magnetic white dwarf WD1953−011. The flux in the V-band filter and intensity of the Balmer spectral lines demonstrate variability with the rotation period of about 1.45 days. According to previous studies, this variability can be explained by the presence of a dark spot having a magnetic nature, analogous to a sunspot. Motivated by this idea, we examine possible physical relationships between the suggested dark spot and the strong-field magnetic structure (magnetic “spot” or “tube”) recently identified on the surface of this star. Comparing the rotationally modulated flux with the variable spectral observables related to the magnetic “spot,” we establish their correlation and therefore their physical relationship. Modeling the variable photometric flux assuming that it is associated with temperature variations in the stellar photosphere, we argue that the strong-field area and dark, low-temperature spot are comparable in size and located at the same latitudes, essentially overlapping each other with a possible slight longitudinal shift. In this paper, we also present a new, improved value of the star’s rotational period and constrain the characteristics of the thermal inhomogeneity over the degenerate’s surface.
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherThe Astrophysical Journal
dc.relationcitation:Valyavin, G., et al., (2011), A STUDY OF THE PHOTOMETRIC VARIABILITY OF THE PECULIAR MAGNETIC WHITE DWARF WD1953−011, The Astrophysical Journal, Vol.734(17):1-9
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.subjectinfo:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/Stars: magnetic field
dc.subjectinfo:eu-repo/classification/Inspec/White dwarfs
dc.subjectinfo:eu-repo/classification/cti/1
dc.subjectinfo:eu-repo/classification/cti/21
dc.subjectinfo:eu-repo/classification/cti/21
dc.titleA STUDY OF THE PHOTOMETRIC VARIABILITY OF THE PECULIAR MAGNETIC WHITE DWARF WD1953−011
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