TY - JOUR
T1 - The BinaMIcS project
T2 - Understanding the origin of magnetic fields in massive stars through close binary systems
AU - Alecian, E.
AU - Neiner, C.
AU - Wade, G. A.
AU - Mathis, S.
AU - Bohlender, D.
AU - Cébron, D.
AU - Folsom, C.
AU - Grunhut, J.
AU - Le Bouquin, J. B.
AU - Petit, V.
AU - Sana, H.
AU - Tkachenko, A.
AU - Ud-Doula, A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - It is now well established that a fraction of the massive (M > 8 M S™) star population hosts strong, organised magnetic fields, most likely of fossil origin. The details of the generation and evolution of these fields are still poorly understood. The BinaMIcS project takes an important step towards the understanding of the interplay between binarity and magnetism during the stellar formation and evolution, and in particular the genesis of fossil fields, by studying the magnetic properties of close binary systems. The components of such systems are most likely formed together, at the same time and in the same environment, and can therefore help us to disentangle the role of initial conditions on the magnetic properties of the massive stars from other competing effects such as age or rotation. We present here the main scientific objectives of the BinaMIcS project, as well as preliminary results from the first year of observations from the associated ESPaDOnS and Narval spectropolarimetric surveys.
AB - It is now well established that a fraction of the massive (M > 8 M S™) star population hosts strong, organised magnetic fields, most likely of fossil origin. The details of the generation and evolution of these fields are still poorly understood. The BinaMIcS project takes an important step towards the understanding of the interplay between binarity and magnetism during the stellar formation and evolution, and in particular the genesis of fossil fields, by studying the magnetic properties of close binary systems. The components of such systems are most likely formed together, at the same time and in the same environment, and can therefore help us to disentangle the role of initial conditions on the magnetic properties of the massive stars from other competing effects such as age or rotation. We present here the main scientific objectives of the BinaMIcS project, as well as preliminary results from the first year of observations from the associated ESPaDOnS and Narval spectropolarimetric surveys.
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U2 - 10.1017/S1743921314007030
DO - 10.1017/S1743921314007030
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84921466527
SN - 1743-9213
VL - 9
SP - 330
EP - 335
JO - Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
JF - Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
ER -