Evolution of Magnetic Fields of Herbig Ae/Be Stars

Magnetic-field measurements for Herbig Ae/Be stars are analyzed to determine the distribution functions of root-mean-squared magnetic field strengths B (in G) and magnetic fluxes Φ (in G cm 2 ) for Herbig stars with measured magnetic field. The B and Φ values are approximated by log-normal functions...

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Published in:Astrophysical bulletin 2019-07, Vol.74 (3), p.293-299
Main Authors: Kholtygin, A. F., Tsiopa, O. A., Makarenko, E. I., Tumanova, I. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Astronomy
Astrophysics and Cosmology
Distribution functions
Logarithms
Magnetic fields
Magnetic flux
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Stars
Stellar evolution
Stellar magnetic fields
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Summary:Magnetic-field measurements for Herbig Ae/Be stars are analyzed to determine the distribution functions of root-mean-squared magnetic field strengths B (in G) and magnetic fluxes Φ (in G cm 2 ) for Herbig stars with measured magnetic field. The B and Φ values are approximated by log-normal functions with the means equal to 〈log B 〉 = 2.0 and log 〈Φ Φ〉 = 25.5, respectively, and with the widths of l o g ( σ ) B = 0.3 dex and log(σ Φ ) = 0.4 dex, respectively. The inferred distribution widths are close to the typical values for main-sequence (MS) AB-type stars, whereas the mean logarithms of magnetic fields and magnetic fluxes proved to be significantly (by up to one order of magnitude) lower than the corresponding values for MS stars (2.5 and 26.4, respectively). The origin of these differences and the evolution of magnetic fields for intermediate-mass pre-MS stars are discussed.
ISSN:1990-3413
1990-3421
DOI:10.1134/S1990341319030064