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Polarization Measurements Across the Balmer Lines of Be and Shell Stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

I. S. McLean  and
D. Clarke
I. S. McLean
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
D. Clarke
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Abstract

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We have made linear polarization measurements of several Be and shell stars across the Hα and Hβ lines, all of the stars exhibiting polarization in the continuum, the emphasis here being on measurements made of ζ Tau, 48 Per, φ Per, and γ Cas. Three types of results ensue: some stars show no significant change of polarization across the Balmer features (e.g., 48 Per, X Per); some stars show a reduced polarization across the features (e.g., γ Cas, ζ Tau) indicating the presence of intrinsic polarization; some stars show a change in the degree of polarization but with a marked rotation of the direction of vibration (e.g., φ Per, 48 Lib) which can be attributed to a combination of non-aligned intrinsic (circumstellar) and interstellar polarizations. Interpretations of these results are discussed, and we demonstrate the potential power of line profile polarimetry/photometry as an important new method for separating intrinsic and interstellar polarization effects, thus enabling polarization observations to be used as a constraint on models of Be stars.

Type
Part III: New Observational Techniques
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 70: Be and Shell Stars , 1976 , pp. 261 - 275
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1976 

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