Spectropolarimetry of the WR + O Binary WR42

TL;DR

This paper reports new spectropolarimetric observations of the WR 42 binary system, providing insights into its polarization properties over a six-month period.

Contribution

First spectropolarimetric study of WR 42, offering new data on its polarization behavior and binary characteristics.

Findings

Detected polarization variations indicating binary interaction

Identified spectral features associated with stellar winds

Provided constraints on the system's geometry

Abstract

We present new spectropolarimetric data for WR 42 collected over 6 months at the 11-m Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) using the Robert Stobie Spectrograph.