Tight asteroseismic upper limits on hot subdwarf magnetism

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2026
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Abstract
Abstract The apparent absence of magnetism in subdwarf B stars (sdBs) has emerged as an outstanding observational puzzle, especially in light of their likely origin in binary interactions. Gravity-mode pulsations in some sdBs offer a unique opportunity to extend recent successes in asteroseismic magnetic field detection in red giants. In the presence of strong magnetic fields, gravity modes are expected to be significantly damped, suppressing their observed amplitudes. We place stringent upper limits on magnetic fields in 30 hot subdwarfs by using the observation of low-frequency dipole and quadrupole modes to rule out magnetic suppression. Even under conservative assumptions, our upper limits constrain near-surface magnetic fields to below a kilogauss in roughly half of our sample, with the strongest individual constraint reaching down to ∼20 G. These upper limits reinforce the apparent dearth of magnetic fields in hot subdwarfs and demonstrate asteroseismology as a powerful new probe of magnetism in these stars.
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Authors Nicholas Z. Rui, Linhao Ma
Journal monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Year 2026
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10.1093/mnras/stag2010
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https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stag2010
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