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Optical Polarimetry of Symbiotic Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

Antonio Mârio Magalhães
Antonio Mârio Magalhães*
Affiliation:
Instituto Astronômico e Geofísico, Universidade de São PauloCaixa Postal 30.627 São Paulo 01051, BRAZIL

Abstract

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A review of some physical mechanisms that may give rise to detectable optical polarization in symbiotic stars is presented, emphasizing the ability of polarimetry in studying the evolution of dust envelopes, the atmospheric structure of the cool component and the geometry of these systems. A brief summary of the techniques is also given. General polarimetric properties of symbiotics as well as data for a few specific systems are discussed. Proposed models for symbiotics that include the prediction of their polarimetric properties are highly encouraged. Specific suggestions for future work from the ultraviolet through the infrared and which explore the potential of the technique are advanced.

Type
Session 1. The Basic Data
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 103: The Symbiotic Phenomenon , 1988 , pp. 89 - 100
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1988

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