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The Polarization Mode Of The Auroral Radio Emission From The Early-Type Star Hd 142301, P. Leto, C. Trigilio, Lidi M. Oskinova, Richard Ignace, C. S. Buemi, G. Umana, F. Cavallaro, A. Ingallinera, F. Bufano, N. M. Phillips, C. Agliozzo, L. Cerrigone, H. Todt, S. Riggi, F. Leone Jan 2019

The Polarization Mode Of The Auroral Radio Emission From The Early-Type Star Hd 142301, P. Leto, C. Trigilio, Lidi M. Oskinova, Richard Ignace, C. S. Buemi, G. Umana, F. Cavallaro, A. Ingallinera, F. Bufano, N. M. Phillips, C. Agliozzo, L. Cerrigone, H. Todt, S. Riggi, F. Leone

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We report the detection of the auroral radio emission from the early-type magnetic star HD 142301. New VLA observations of HD 142301 detected highly polarized amplified emission occurring at fixed stellar orientations. The coherent emission mechanism responsible for the stellar auroral radio emission amplifies the radiation within a narrow beam, making the star where this phenomenon occurs similar to a radio lighthouse. The elementary emission process responsible for the auroral radiation mainly amplifies one of the two magneto-ionic modes of the electromagnetic wave. This explains why the auroral pulses are highly circularly polarized. The auroral radio emission of HD 142301 …