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Zasowski, G.; Wilson, J. C.; Nidever, D. L.; Schneider, D. P.; Skrutskie, M. F.; Holtzman, J. A.; Li, Z.; Meszaros, S.; Garner, A.; Hearty, F.; Davenport, J. R.; Ebelke, G.; Feuillet, D.; Borish, H.; Whelan, D. G.; Bizyaev, D.; Wisniewski, J. P.; Majewski, S. R.; Shetrone, M. D.; Chojnowski, S.; Eikenberry, Stephen S.
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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #223, #403.07
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2014
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I will present an overview of the 100+ previously unidentified Be stars
discovered during the APOGEE survey. I will particularly focus on the
new highly-magnetized Rigidly Rotating Magnetosphere (RRM) stars of the
Sigma Orionis E type we have found. Both of the discovered stars show
the spectroscopic signatures of the rigidly rotating magnetospheres
common to this class of highly-magnetized (B ˜10 kiloGauss) stars.
One (ABES-050) is an early main-sequence B star with unusually strong He
absorption (similar to Sig Ori E), while the other (ABES-075) appears to
be “He-normal” with a B3 IV subtype - the first known
magnetized RRM star that is He-normal and possibly off the main
sequence. We combine the APOGEE discovery spectra with other optical and
near-infrared spectra of these two stars, as well as of Sig Ori E
itself, to show how near-infrared spectroscopy can be a powerful tool
for discovering more of these rare objects. We discuss the potential for
further discovery of Sig Ori E type stars, as well as the implications
of our discoveries for the population of these objects and insights into
their origin and evolution.