J/A+A/346/955 Magnetic field around the Local Bubble (Leroy, 1999)
Interstellar dust and magnetic field at the boundaries of the Local Bubble
Analysis of polarimetric data in the light of Hipparcos parallaxes
Leroy J.L.
<Astron. Astrophys. 346, 955 (1999)>
=1999A&A...346..955L 1999A&A...346..955L
ADC_Keywords: Polarization
Keywords: polarization - ISM: clouds - ISM: magnetic fields -
Galaxy: solar neighbourhood
Description:
This catalogue gathers optical polarimetric data, concerning 918
stars, observed by 15 different authors.
File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
60-90u.dat 36 375 *Unpolarized stars: 60 pc < D < 90 pc
90-120u.dat 36 283 Unpolarized stars: 90 pc < D < 120 pc
120-150u.dat 36 109 Unpolarized stars: 120 pc < D < 150 pc
150u.dat 36 214 Unpolarized stars: D > 150 pc
60-90p.dat 36 32 Polarized stars: 60 pc < D < 90 pc
90-120p.dat 36 82 Polarized stars: 90 pc < D < 120 pc
120-150p.dat 36 93 Polarized stars: 120 pc < D < 150 pc
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Note on 60-90u.dat: the polarization degree is smaller than 0.1 % for
unpolarized stars, and conversely.
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See also:
I/239 : The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues (ESA 1997)
Byte-by-byte Description of file: *u.dat *p.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 6 I6 --- HD HD number
8- 10 I3 deg GLON Galactic longitude
13- 15 I3 deg GLAT Galactic latitude
17- 20 I4 pc D Distance to the Sun
22- 25 I4 10-5 Pdeg Polarization degree
27- 29 I3 10-5 e_Pdeg rms uncertainty on P
31- 33 I3 deg PA Polarization angle in the Galactic system
35- 36 I2 --- Ref [1/15] Source of the polarimetric data (1)
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Note (1): Reference as follows:
1 = Appenzelller 1966ZA.....64..269 ; 1968ApJ...151..907A 1968ApJ...151..907A
2 = Behr 1959, Verroff. Univ. Sternw. Gottingen No 126
3 = Berdyugin et al. 1995A&A...294..568B 1995A&A...294..568B
4 = Dyck and Jennings 1971AJ.....76..431D 1971AJ.....76..431D
5 = Klare et al. 1971A&A....11..155K 1971A&A....11..155K
6 = Korhonen and Reiz 1986A&AS...64..487K 1986A&AS...64..487K
7 = Krautter 1980A&AS...39..167K 1980A&AS...39..167K
8 = Leroy 1993A&A...274..203 ; 1993, Cat. J/A+AS/101/551 ;
1995, Cat. J/A+AS/114/79 ; this work.
9 = Mathewson and Ford 1970MmRAS..74..139M 1970MmRAS..74..139M
10 = Piirola 1977A&AS...30..213P 1977A&AS...30..213P
11 = Poeckert et al. 1979AJ.....84..812P 1979AJ.....84..812P
12 = Reiz and Franco 1998, Cat. J/A+AS/130/133
13 = Schr=94der 1976A&AS...23..125S 1976A&AS...23..125S
14 = Serkowski 1970ApJ...160.1083S 1970ApJ...160.1083S ; 1975ApJ...196..261S 1975ApJ...196..261S
15 = Tinbergen 1981A&A...102...53V 1981A&A...102...53V
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Acknowledgements: Jean-Louis Leroy
(End) Patricia Bauer [CDS] 22-Apr-1999