J/other/NatAs/6.ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/NatAs/6.154doi:10.26093/cds/vizier/dt/gkbfeCDSCotton D.V.Buzasi D.L.Aerts C.Bailey J.Burssens S.Pedersen M.G.,Stello D.Kedziora-Chudczer L.De Horta A.De Cat P.Lewis F.,Malla S.P.Wright D.J.Bott K.2026-03-04T20:03:25Z2022-01-31T09:52:36ZCDS support team

CDS, Observatoire de Strasbourg, 11 rue de l'Universite, F-67000 Strasbourg, France

cds-question@unistra.frb-starsgiant-starsvariable-starspolarimetryHere we report the detection of polarization variations due to nonradial modes in the {beta} Cephei star {beta} Crucis. In so doing we confirm 40- year-old predictions of pulsation-induced polarization variability and its utility in asteroseismology for mode identification. In an approach suited to other {beta} Cephei stars, we combine polarimetry with space-based photometry and archival spectroscopy to identify the dominant nonradial mode in polarimetry, f2, as l=3, m=-3 (in the m-convention of Dziembowski, 1977AcA.....27..203D) and determine the stellar axis position angle as 25 (or 205) +/-8 degrees. The rotation axis inclination to the line of sight was derived as approx. 46 degrees from combined polarimetry and spectroscopy, facilitating identification of additional modes and allowing for asteroseismic modelling. This reveals a star of 14.5+/-0.5M_{sun}_ and a convective core containing approx. 28 percent of its mass - making {beta} Crucis the most massive star with an asteroseismic age.2022NatAs...6..154Chttps://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/other/NatAs/6.154CatalogResearchIsServedByTAP VizieR generic servicehttps://cds.unistra.fr/vizier-org/licences_vizier.htmlhttps://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/other/NatAs/6.154https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/other/NatAs/6.154http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/other/NatAs/6.154https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/other/NatAs/6.154https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/other/NatAs/6.154http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/other/NatAs/6.154GETtext/xml+votablehttps://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tapdefaultJ/other/NatAs/6.154/betcruPolarization observations of {beta} CrucisrecnoRecord number assigned by the VizieR team. Should Not be used for identification.meta.recordintJDJulian Date of observationdtime.epochdoubleRunRun designationmeta.id;obscharUTUniversal time (UT) of observation (1)stime.epochnullableUT-StartUT Start time of observation (1)stime.start;obsnullableUT-EndUT End time of observation (1)stime.end;obsnullableAMAirmassobs.airMassfloatTelTelescope/Observatory: UNSW, AAT or WSUmeta.id;instr.telcharff-numbermeta.numberfloatn_f[*] Note on f-number (2)meta.notecharInstInstrument name: HIPPI-2 or Mini-HIPPImeta.id;instrcharApAperture diameterarcsecphys.angSize;instr.fovfloatSkySky timing at each PA (3)phot.mag.sbcharModModulator and Performance Era (4)meta.codecharFilt[Clear g'] Filter: Clear=none or g'=SDSS g' (green)meta.notecharWLeffEffective wavelengthnmem.wl.effectivefloatEffModulator Efficiency%stat.paramfloatExpTimeExposure Time (seconds)stime.duration;obs.exposureintQ/INormalised Q-Stokes, Q/I (parts per million)(10-6)phys.polarization.stokesfloate_Q/IError in Q/I (parts per million)(10-6)stat.errorfloatU/INormalised U-Stokes, U/I (parts per million)(10-6)phys.polarization.stokesfloate_U/IError in U/I (parts per million)(10-6)stat.errorfloatPPolarisation (parts per million)(10-6)phys.polarizationfloate_PError in P (parts per million)(10-6)stat.errorfloatPAPosition Angle )degpos.posAngfloate_PAError in PAdegstat.errorfloat