Mapping Stellar Magnetic Fields

O. Kochukhov

This review discusses the problem of reconstruction of surface magnetic field topologies of early-type stars with a focus on mapping methods utilising information content of high-resolution spectropolarimetric observations. Basic principles of the Zeeman Doppler imaging tomographic mapping technique are outlined and its recent applications to magnetic early-type stars are summarised. The current observational and modelling challenges faced by the studies of surface magnetic fields in these stars are also discussed.

Proceedings of the Polish Astronomical Society, vol. 11, 89-100 (2020)

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