arXiv · astro-ph/0406288
The polarization effects of radiation from magnetized envelopes and extended accretion structures
Abstract
The results of numerical calculations of linear polarization from magnetized spherical optically thick and optically thin envelopes are presented. We give the methods how to distinguish magnetized optically thin envelopes from optically thick ones using observed spectral distributions of the polarization degree and the positional angle. The results of numerical calculations are used for analysis of polarimetric observations of OB and WR stars, X-ray binaries with black hole candidates (Cyg X-1, SS 433) and supernovae. The developed method allows to estimate magnetic field strength for the objects mentioned above.
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Yu. N. Gnedin, N. A. Silant'ev, M. Yu. Piotrovich, M. A. Pogodin. 2004-06-16. The polarization effects of radiation from magnetized envelopes and extended accretion structures. https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1882776
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