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A search for the age‐dependency of Ap star parameters
Author(s) -
RÖdiger G.,
Scholz G.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.2113090310
Subject(s) - physics , astrophysics , stars , dipole , quadrupole , rotation period , magnetic field , amplitude , magnetic moment , condensed matter physics , quantum mechanics
Some observational data of the sample of the magnetic chemically peculiar stars (MCP stars) are investigated statistically. For the MCP stars of spectral types later than A2 both the frequency distribution and the R ⋅ sin i ‐values suggest the existence of a linear relation between stellar diameter and rotation period. The MCP stars of spectral types earlier than B9 show an overpopulation of small R ⋅ sin i which may indicate the existence of a second group with smaller radius in this sample. The equatorially symmetric rotator is used as the magnetic model. With respect to its temporal behaviour the effective magnetic field is separated into dipolar and quadrupolar contribution. Both signs of the axisymmetric quadrupole moment appear with equal frequency. The dipole moment which produces the amplitude of the B eff ( t ) curve forms for longer periods two groups which are separated by a distinct gap. Both of the groups exhibit magnetic fields which are the stronger the greater the stellar radius is, contrary to what is expected for frozen‐in fields. The dominance of magnetic curves without polarity reversal for longer‐period stars is in accordance with predictions of the dynamo theory.