Magnetic B stars observed with BRITE: Spots, magnetospheres, binarity, and pulsations

Magnetic B-type stars exhibit photometric variability due to diverse causes, and consequently on a variety of timescales. In this paper we describe interpretation of BRITE photometry and related ground-based observations of 4 magnetic B-type systems: $\epsilon$ Lupi, $\tau$ Sco, a Cen and $\epsilon$ CMa.

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