Title
Hα spectropolarimetry of GG Car
Date Issued
12 July 2011
Access level
open access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
De Araújo F.X.
Magalhães A.M.
Fernandes M.B.
De Souza A.D.
Observatòrio Nacional
Publisher(s)
Cambridge University Press
Abstract
We present spectropolarimetric observations of the B[e] supergiant star GG Car at two epochs. Polarization line effects along Hα are analysed using the Q-U diagram. In particular, the polarization position angle (PA) obtained using the line effect allows to constrain the symmetry axis of the disk/envelope. The depolarization line effect around Hα is evident in the Q-U diagram for both epochs, confirming that light from the system is intrinsically polarized. A rotation of the PA along Hα is also observed, indicating a counter-clockwise rotating disk. The intrinsic PA calculated using the line effect (~85°) is consistent between our two epochs, suggesting a clearly defined symmetry axis of the disk. © International Astronomical Union 2011.
Start page
420
End page
421
Volume
6
Issue
S272
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Astronomía
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84882797946
ISSN of the container
17439213
ISBN of the container
978-052119840-0
Conference
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
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