Poster abstract details

Analysis of magnetic pressure effects in atmospheres of CP stars
Shulyak, D., Valyavin, G., Kochukhov O., Burlakova, T.

Abstract

Several dynamical processes may induce considerable Lorentz forces in atmospheres of magnetic chemically peculiar (CP) stars, thus modifying the hydrostatic structure of their atmospheres. This modification can be seen as characteristic rotational variability of certain spectral features such as hydrogen Balmer lines. In this work we present the first results of modeling the magnetic pressure effects in atmospheres of CP stars in the framework of model atmosphere analysis with accurate treatment of microscopic properties of atmospheric plasma. We show that at least part of the rotational variability of hydrogen lines seen in high-resolution spectra of CP stars could be attributed to the non-zero electrical currents flowing along stellar surface.