Variable magnetic field geometry of the young sun HN Pegasi (HD 206860)
Variable magnetic field geometry of the young sun HN Pegasi (HD 206860)
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年轻太阳 HN Pegasi (HD 206860) 的可变磁场几何结构
DOI:
10.1051/0004-6361/201424096
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
Jeffers
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文献类型:
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作者:
Boro Saikia;Jeffers
ContextThe large-scale magnetic field of solar-type stars reconstructed from their spectropolarimetric observations provide important insight into their underlying dynamo processes.AimsWe aim to investigate the temporal variability of the large-scale surface magnetic field and chromospheric activity of a young solar analogue, the G0 dwarf HN Peg.MethodsThe large-scale surface magnetic field topology is reconstructed using Zeeman Doppler imaging at six observational epochs covering seven years. We also investigated the chromospheric activity variations by measuring the flux in the line cores of the three chromospheric activity indicators: Ca II HK, Hα, and the Ca II IRT lines.ResultsThe magnetic topology of HN Peg shows a complex and variable geometry. While the radial field exhibits a stable positive polarity magnetic region at the poles at each observational epoch, the azimuthal field is strongly variable in strength, where a strong band of positive polarity magnetic field is present at equatorial latitudes. This field disappears during the middle of our timespan, reappearing again during the last two epochs of observations. The mean magnetic field derived from the magnetic maps also follow a similar trend to the toroidal field, with the field strength at a minimum in epoch 2009.54. Summing the line of sight magnetic field over the visible surface at each observation, HN Peg exhibits a weak longitudinal magnetic field (Bl) ranging from −14 G to 13 G, with no significant long-term trend, although there is significant rotational variability within each epoch. Those chromospheric activity indicators exhibit more long-term variations over the time span of observations, where the minimal is observed in Epoch 2008.71.