Descendants of Magnetic and non-Magnetic A-type Stars
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🌌 astro-ph.SR
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magneticgiantsdescendantsfieldap-starmeasuredrotationala-type
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We have studied the magnetic field of about 50 active and non-active single G-K-type red giants by means of spectropolarimetry with Narval and ESPaDOnS. 30 giants have been significantly Zeeman-detected. A close study of the 17 giants with known rotational periods shows that the measured magnetic field strength is correlated to the rotation, in particular to the Rossby number. 4 giants for which the magnetic field is measured to be outstandingly strong with respect to the rotational period or the evolutionary state are identified as probable Ap-star descendants. We detail their magnetic properties and propose criteria to identify Ap-star descendants.
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