Discovery of magnetic fields in the very young, massive stars W601 (NGC 6611) and OI 201 (NGC 2244)

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Authors

E. Alécian · Université Paris Cité

A. R. Wade · Royal Military College of Canada

C. Catala · Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

S. Bagnulo · Armagh Observatory & Planetarium

T. Boehm · Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées

D. Bohlender · Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics

J.‐C. Bouret

Abstract

Context. Recent spectropolarimetric observations of Herbig Ae/Be stars have yielded new arguments in favour of a fossil origin for the magnetic fields of intermediate mass stars.

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Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astro and Planetary Science

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Published in: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volume 481, Issue 3, pp. L99-L102

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200809444

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Discovery of magnetic fields in the very young, massive stars W601 (NGC 6611) and OI 201 (NGC 2244)

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