Beacon

A Polarimetric Survey of Be Stars

 Clara Pâmela Ariane Cristina
Luana Alex Carciofi

Pedro Ticiani

Felipe
Matheus lima

André Daiane

Jonathan
Pedro Pupo
Antônio Tajan
Amanda
Be Stars
B Spectral Type Stars

Main Sequence

High Rotation Rates

Gaseous Circumstellar Disk

Show Linear Polarization

Polarimetric Observations
 Beacon OPD Pico dos Dias Observatory
Survey
709 observation nights
between 2006 - 2023

Largest survey of 119 Be stars observed so far

Be stars ever
produced! 100% reduction of
the Survey
 Interstellar Polarization

2𝜃𝐼𝑆
Observed Polarization

2𝜃𝐼𝑁𝑇
Intrinsic Polarization
2𝜃
 But...
What is Interstellar Polarization?
 Dust Grains

Non-polarized
radiation

Radiation parcially
polarized

Preferred alignment of the

grains
Field Stars Method
Homogeneous
Cloud
 Polarization Map

𝚫 DEC (degrees)

𝚫 RA (degrees)
 Polarization

Distance
 HD 214938
HD 214427

HD 215199 𝝐 Psa

HD 215200

HD 214451 HD 214384

HD 214965
Polarization Map

Polarization vs. Distance

Undetermined Fields
Polarization Map

Polarization vs. Distance

 Field Stars Survey
2020 – 2023

259 Field stars observed for 37 Be stars

It is necessary at least 3 stars for each field to make an analysis

33 Fields it was possible to obtain a complete estimate of

interstellar polarization
Intrinsic Variability Method

Polarimetric Observartions Q and U Stokes

of the Be Star Parameters
Intrinsic Variability Method

Intrinsic
Polarization
Angle

Verification of the presence of a

circumstellar disk in the system through the
polarimetric observational data of the Be
star by another method
QU Diagram – 𝛿 Sco

Intrinsic Polarization
Angle
QU Diagram
𝜃 = 74.4° ± 0.1°
Field Stars
𝜃 = 73.42° ± 0.05°
Recent Contribution of the Beacon Survey

Pleione (28 Tau)  Periodic Brightness Changes

 Pleione Metallic and Hydrogen line profile

 Diskless phase

 Be phase Double-peak emission lines

 Be-shell phase Double-peak emission

lines with deep central reversal

Transitions between Be and Be-shell phases every 34 Years!

 2007
Two Disks Model
PDM – Precessing Disk Model
(Hirata, 2007)

New disk is formed while the older disk

is detected by the weakening of the
Balmer’s lines.
 Dr. Keegan Marr
In a binary system where the
(Western University)
companion star is misaligned with
A new model to describe
Be star's equator, the disk can
physically and geometrically
break into two parts with different
Pleione’s disk.
inclinations
Observations made by
the Beacon Group at
OPD.
 What’s in the future?
Improve the
reduction
Investigation of polarimeter
process
IAGPOL precision

Publish the
Make all the
Survey
data available
Beacon
for others
 SESSÃO PLENÁRIA 11
04/10/2023 – 14:30-15:00
Local: Cúpula Carl Sagan
Amanda C. Rubio
Decretion and Accretion in Be Star Binary Systems

SESSÃO TEMÁTICA PARALELA 06

05/10/2023 – 11:00 – 12:00
Local: Cúpula Carl Sagan
Pâmela Reis Querido
An Investigation of Mass Loss Events in Be Stars
Thank You!

Ariane Cristina Fonseca Silva

arianecristina@usp.br