PolarBase spectropolarimetric database (ESPaDOnS, NARVAL) Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Petit P.
  2. Paletou F.
  3. Mathias P.
  4. Glorian JM.
  5. Amato A.
  6. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

PolarBase is an evolving data base that contains all stellar data collected with the ESPaDOnS and NARVAL high-resolution spectropolarimeters, in their reduced form, as soon as they become public. As of early 2014, observations of 2,000 stellar objects throughout the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram are available. Intensity spectra are available for all targets, and the majority of the observations also include simultaneous spectra in circular or linear polarization, with the majority of the polarimetric measurements being performed only in circularly polarized light (Stokes V). Observations are associated with a cross-correlation pseudo-line profile in all available Stokes parameters, greatly increasing the detectability of weak polarized signatures. Stokes V signatures are detected for more than 300 stars of all masses and evolutionary stages, and linear polarization is detected in 35 targets. The detection rate in Stokes V is found to be anti-correlated with the stellar effective temperature. This unique set of Zeeman detections offers the first opportunity to run homogeneous magnetometry studies throughout the H-R diagram. The web interface of PolarBase is available at http://polarbase.irap.omp.eu.

Keywords
  1. Early-type stars
  2. Late-type stars
  3. Spectroscopy
  4. Magnetic fields
  5. Polarimetry
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2014PASP..126..469P
See also HTML
https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/B/polarbase
IVOA Identifier IVOID
ivo://CDS.VizieR/B/polarbase
Document Object Identifer DOI

Access

Web browser access HTML
http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=B/polarbase
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=B/polarbase
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=B/polarbase
IVOA Table Access TAP
http://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tap
Run SQL-like queries with TAP-enabled clients (e.g., TOPCAT).
IVOA Cone Search SCS
For use with a cone search client (e.g., TOPCAT).
http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/B/polarbase/polarbase?
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/B/polarbase/polarbase?
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/B/polarbase/polarbase?

History

2021-04-15T11:03:45Z
Resource record created
2021-04-15T11:03:45Z
Created
2023-07-19T16:04:02Z
Updated

Contact

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CDS support team
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