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HD 96446 is a B2p He-strong star, in which a large-scale organized magnetic field is present. From spectra recorded in both circular polarizations, various moments of this magnetic field have been repeatedly determined, among which the mean longitudinal magnetic field and the crossover. The mean longitudinal magnetic field 〈H z 〉is the line-intensity weighted average over the visible stellar hemisphere of the line-of-sight component of the magnetic vector. The crossover, v e sin i 〈x H z 〉,is the product of the projected equatorial velocity, v e sin i,and of the mean asymmetry of the longitudinal magnetic field, 〈 x H z 〉.The latter is the line-intensity weighted first-order moment about the plane defined by the line of sight and the stellar rotation axis of the component of the magnetic field along the line of sight.
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Matthews, J.M. and Bohlender, D.A.: 1991, Astron. Astrophys. 243, 148
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Mathys, G. (1994). The He-Strong Star HD 96446: Oblique Rotator or Pulsating Magnetic Variable?. In: Balona, L.A., Henrichs, H.F., Le Contel, J.M. (eds) Pulsation, Rotation and Mass Loss in Early-Type Stars. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 162. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1030-3_45
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