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Analysis of magnetic pressure effects in atmospheres of CP stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2008

Denis Shulyak
Affiliation:
Institute for Astronomy, Vienna University, Türkenschanzstrasse, 17, 1180 Vienna, Austria email: [email protected]
G. Valyavin
Affiliation:
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, 61-1, Whaam-Dong, Youseong-Gu, Taejeon, Korea305-348 email: [email protected]
O. Kochukhov
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy and Space Physics, Uppsala University, Box 515, 751 20, Uppsala, Sweden email: [email protected]
T. Burlakova
Affiliation:
Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nizhnii Arkhyz, Karachai Cherkess Republic, 369167, Russia
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Abstract

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Several dynamical processes may induce considerable Lorentz forces in atmospheres of mCP stars, thus modifying the hydrostatic structure of their atmospheres. This modification can be seen as characteristic rotational variability of certain spectral features such as hydrogen Balmer lines. In this work we present the first results of modeling the magnetic pressure effects in atmospheres of mCP stars in the framework of model atmosphere analysis with accurate treatment of microscopic properties of atmospheric plasma. We show that at least part of the rotational variability of hydrogen lines seen in high-resolution spectra of mCP stars could be attributed to the non-zero electrical currents flowing along stellar surfaces.

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Contributed Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2009

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