The magnetic field and magnetosphere of Plaskett’s star: a fundamental shift in our understanding of the system
The magnetic field and magnetosphere of Plaskett’s star: a fundamental shift in our understanding of the system
ABSTRACT Plaskett’s ‘star’ appears to be one of a small number of short-period binary systems known to contain a hot, massive, magnetic star. We combine an extensive spectropolarimetric (Stokes V) data set with archival photometry and spectropolarimetry to establish the essential characteristics of the magnetic field and magnetosphere of the …