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Stellar magnetic fields across the H-R diagram: observational evidence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2008

Svetlana V. Berdyugina
Svetlana V. Berdyugina*
Affiliation:
Kiepenheuer Institut für Sonnenphysik, DE-79104 Freiburg, Germany email: sveta@kis.uni-freiburg.de Institute of Astronomy, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland (EURYI Award Fellow)
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Abstract

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This review presents most recent measurements of magnetic fields in various types of stars and substellar objects across the H-R diagram with the emphasis on measurement methods, observational and modeling biases, and the role of magnetic fields in stellar evolution.

Keywords

Magnetic fields – molecular processes – polarization – sunspots – stars: activity – stars: imaging – stars: spots – stars: evolution – stars: fundamental parameters

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