Detection of variable circular polarization in the SW Sex star V795 Herculis

Rodríguez-Gil, P.; Casares, J.; Martínez-Pais, I. G.; Hakala, P. J.
Referencia bibliográfica

The Physics of Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects, ASP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 261. Edited by B. T. Gänsicke, K. Beuermann, and K. Reinsch. ISBN: 1-58381-101-X. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2002, p. 533.

Fecha de publicación:
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2002
Número de autores
4
Número de autores del IAC
3
Número de citas
22
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17
Descripción
We report the detection of modulated circular polarization in V795 Her. The degree of polarization increases with wavelength and is modulated with a period of 19.54 min, which is very close to the reported optical QPO period. The modulation has a peak-to-peak amplitude of 0.12% in the U-band. The estimated magnetic field intensity is in the range 2--7 MG.