Jeffers, S. V. and Donati, J. -F. and Alecian, E. and Marsden, S. C. (2011) Observations of non-solar-type dynamo processes in stars with shallow convective zones. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 411 (2). pp. 1301-1312. ISSN 0035-8711
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Abstract
The magnetic field topology and differential rotation are fundamental signatures of the dynamo processes that generate the magnetic activity observed in the Sun and solar-type stars. To investigate how these dynamo processes evolve in stars with shallow convective zones, we present high-resolution spectropolarimetric observations of the young GO dwarf HD171488 over three epochs. Using the Zeeman-Doppler tomographic imaging technique, we have reconstructed surface brightness images that are dominated by polar and high-latitude starspots and a magnetic field topology that shows large-scale radial and azimuthal magnetic field components. Over the time-span of our observations, we do not observe a reversal of the magnetic field polarity as has been observed in other solar-type stars with shallow convective zones. The phase coverage of our data was sufficient to determine the differential rotation for two epochs where in conjunction with previous work, we conclude that there is no evidence for the temporal evolution of differential rotation.
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 The Authors. This publication is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for the purposes of study, research, or review, but is subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source. |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Biological and Physical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jul 2014 02:37 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jan 2017 06:09 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | stars; HD171488; magnetic field; solar-type; starspots |
| Fields of Research : | 02 Physical Sciences > 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences > 020110 Stellar Astronomy and Planetary Systems 02 Physical Sciences > 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences > 020109 Space and Solar Physics 02 Physical Sciences > 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences > 020107 Mesospheric, Ionospheric and Magnetospheric Physics |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970102 Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences |
| Identification Number or DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17762.x |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/25463 |
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