Multicolor Polarimetry of Selected Be Stars: 1995–1998
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- 1 April 1999
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Vol. 111 (758) , 494-509
- https://doi.org/10.1086/316349
Abstract
A new polarimeter called AnyPol has been used at Limber Observatory for four years to annually monitor the broadband linear polarization of a sample of bright northern Be stars. This is the fourth report on a program started in 1985 at McDonald Observatory and the first one to come entirely from the new installation. Although no variability was detected at the 3-sigma level during the current reporting period, analysis of the full 13-year data set is beginning to reveal hints of long-term variability that may provide clues for understanding the Be phenomenon.Comment: 25 pages including 17 tables; 17 figures; aaspp4 style; accepted by PASKeywords
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