Achernar: Rapid polarization variability as evidence of photospheric and circumstellar activity

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 671, Issue 1 PART 2, 2007, Pages

  Carciofi, A C ^a   Magalhaes A M ^a   Leister, N V ^a   Bjorkman, J E ^b   Levenhagen, R S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO FRANCISCANO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Circumstellar matter stars; Emission line, be stars; Individual (a eridani) Radiative transfer; Subject headings

Indexed keywords

EID: 49349113968     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/524772     Document Type: Article

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