ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 06 05 40 1 v 1 1 6 M ay 2 00 6 A search for kilogauss magnetic fields in white dwarfs and hot subdwarf stars
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We present new results of a survey for weak magnetic fields among DA white dwarfs with inclusion of some brighter hot subdwarf stars. We have detected variable circular polarization in the Hα line of the hot subdwarf star Feige 34 (SP: sdO). From these data, we estimate that the longitudinal magnetic field of this star varies from −1.1 ± 3.2 kG to +9.6 ± 2.6 kG, with a mean of about +5 kG and a period longer than 2 h. In this study, we also confirm the magnetic nature of white dwarf WD1105-048, found earlier in a study by Aznar Cuadrado et al. (2004), and present upper limits of kilogauss longitudinal magnetic fields of 5 brightest DA white dwarfs. Our data support the finding of Aznar Cuadrado et al. (2004) that ∼ 25% of white dwarfs have kilogauss magnetic fields. This frequency also confirms results of early estimates obtained using the magnetic field function of white dwarfs (Fabrika & Valyavin 1999).
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