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| Title |
A prevalence of dynamo-generated magnetic fields in the cores of intermediate-mass stars
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| Published in |
Nature, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1038/nature16171 |
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| Authors |
Dennis Stello, Matteo Cantiello, Jim Fuller, Daniel Huber, Rafael A. García, Timothy R. Bedding, Lars Bildsten, Victor Silva Aguirre |
| Abstract |
Magnetic fields play a part in almost all stages of stellar evolution. Most low-mass stars, including the Sun, show surface fields that are generated by dynamo processes in their convective envelopes. Intermediate-mass stars do not have deep convective envelopes, although 10 per cent exhibit strong surface fields that are presumed to be residuals from the star formation process. These stars do have convective cores that might produce internal magnetic fields, and these fields might survive into later stages of stellar evolution, but information has been limited by our inability to measure the fields below the stellar surface. Here we report the strength of dipolar oscillation modes for a sample of 3,600 red giant stars. About 20 per cent of our sample show mode suppression, by strong magnetic fields in the cores, but this fraction is a strong function of mass. Strong core fields occur only in red giants heavier than 1.1 solar masses, and the occurrence rate is at least 50 per cent for intermediate-mass stars (1.6-2.0 solar masses), indicating that powerful dynamos were very common in the previously convective cores of these stars. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 54 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 7% |
| Australia | 2 | 4% |
| Argentina | 2 | 4% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 2% |
| China | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 11% |
| Unknown | 29 | 54% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 45 | 83% |
| Scientists | 9 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 40 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 5% |
| United States | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 36 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 25% |
| Researcher | 10 | 25% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 13% |
| Professor | 2 | 5% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 15% |
| Unknown | 5 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Physics and Astronomy | 30 | 75% |
| Engineering | 2 | 5% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 6 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 304. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 May 2022.
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