Discovery of the most rapidly-rotating, non-degenerate, magnetic massive star by the MiMeS collaboration
Discovery of the most rapidly-rotating, non-degenerate, magnetic massive star by the MiMeS collaboration
We discuss the recent detection of a strong, organized magnetic field in the bright, broad-line B2V star, HD 142184, using the ESPaDOnS spectropolarimeter on the CFHT as part of the Magnetism in Massive Stars (MiMeS) survey. We find a rotational period of 0.50833 days, making it the fastest-rotating, non-degenerate magnetic …