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| Paper: |
Magnetic Stars in Young Clusters and Associations |
| Volume: |
494, Physics and Evolution of Magnetic and Related Stars |
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15 |
| Authors: |
Romanyuk, I. I.; Semenko, E. A.; Yakunin, I. A. |
| Abstract: |
We present a review of the current state of the problem. The spatial distribution of magnetic CP stars in the Galaxy corresponds to the distribution of normal A and B stars of the same temperature. Most magnetic Bp stars observed (61%) are the cluster stars, while most of Ap stars (75%) are the field stars. Evolution of magnetic fields of CP stars is preferably to be studied with the use of Bp stars in clusters of different age. A total of 85 CP stars of various types are identified among 814 members of the Ori OB1 association. The fraction of CP stars decreases with age for different cluster subgroups: from 21.4% in the youngest subgroup (d) to 7.7% in the oldest one (a). The association contains 33 magnetic stars, 11 of them were found as magnetic using the 6-m telescope. A strong field (the longitudinal component Be>3 kG) more often occurs in the hot Bp stars–members of the Ori OB1 association and among the members of the Scorpio-Centaurus cluster. What is not a general law—two cool magnetic Ap stars (HD 154708 and HD 178892) with a 7–8 kG longitudinal field Be have been found. The Babcock's (1960) star HD 215441 is the record dipolar surface field (Bs =34 kG) star yet. The chemical composition of weak- and strong-field stars does not differ, but strong-field CP stars have essentially larger continuum depressions. |
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