TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnetic massive stars
AU - Townsend, Rich
AU - Cohen, David H.
AU - Dessart, Luc
AU - Hubrig, Swetlana
AU - Nazé, Yaël
AU - Petit, Véronique
AU - Ud-Doula, Asif
AU - Walborn, Nolan R.
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - Magnetic fields are unexpected in massive stars, due to the absence of a sub-surface convective dynamo. However, advances in instrumentation over the past three decades have led to their detection in a small but growing subset of these stars. Moreover, complementary theoretical developments have highlighted their potentially significant influence over the structure, evolution and circumstellar environments of massive stars. Here, we summarize a special session convened prior to the main conference, focused on presenting recent developments in the study of massive-star magnetic fields.
AB - Magnetic fields are unexpected in massive stars, due to the absence of a sub-surface convective dynamo. However, advances in instrumentation over the past three decades have led to their detection in a small but growing subset of these stars. Moreover, complementary theoretical developments have highlighted their potentially significant influence over the structure, evolution and circumstellar environments of massive stars. Here, we summarize a special session convened prior to the main conference, focused on presenting recent developments in the study of massive-star magnetic fields.
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U2 - 10.1017/S1743921308020966
DO - 10.1017/S1743921308020966
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:47749120000
SN - 1743-9213
VL - 3
SP - 577
EP - 586
JO - Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
JF - Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
IS - S250
ER -