Table 6.

Overview of the wind aggregates quantities considered. Φ0 is the absolute amount of magnetic flux exiting the stellar surface, Φopen0 is the fraction of Φ0 contained in open field lines, Sopen/S is the fraction of the stellar surface area where the field lines are open, |$i_{B_r=0}$| is the angle between the inner current sheet and the stellar axis of rotation; this corresponds to the dipole inclination for a dipolar magnetic field, Φaxiopen is the axisymmetric open flux fraction, |$R_{\small {A}}$| is the distance to the Alfvén surface averaged over the stellar surface, |$|\boldsymbol{\boldsymbol {r}}_{\small {A}}\times \boldsymbol{\boldsymbol {\hat{z}}}|$| is the torque arm length at the Alfvén surface averaged over the stellar surface, |$\dot{M}$| is the stellar mass-loss, |$\dot{J}$| is the stellar angular momentum loss, |$P_{\small {W}}^{\oplus }$| is the average wind pressure for an Earth-like planet at 1 au, and Rmag/Rp is the magnetospheric stand-off distance in Earth radii for an Earth-like planet.

CaseΦ0ΦopenSopen|$i_{B_r=0}$|Φaxi|$R_{\small {A}}$||$|\boldsymbol{\boldsymbol {r}}_{\small {A}}\times \hat{z}|$||$\dot{M}$||$\dot{J}$||$P^{\oplus }_{\small {W}}$|Rmag
(Wb)0)(S)()open)(R)(R)|$\left(\mathrm{kg\, s}^{-1}\right)$||$\left(\mathrm{N\, m}\right)$|(Pa)(Rp)
β Vir 14–Feb 222.9 × 10+140.860.5613.60.904.33.38.8 × 10+81.2 × 10+231.0 × 10−911.1
β Vir 1– Mar 291.3 × 10+150.660.3224.50.826.14.74.2 × 10+91.1 × 10+244.9 × 10−98.6
β Vir 3– Apr 241.6 × 10+150.680.3723.00.816.44.95.4 × 10+91.5 × 10+246.1 × 10−98.3
θ Dra 6– Apr 247.7 × 10+150.810.3230.20.696.55.02.5 × 10+104.2 × 10+253.4 × 10−86.2
θ Dra May 15–Jun 183.8 × 10+150.900.3582.10.344.63.62.0 × 10+101.8 × 10+251.6 × 10−87.1
CaseΦ0ΦopenSopen|$i_{B_r=0}$|Φaxi|$R_{\small {A}}$||$|\boldsymbol{\boldsymbol {r}}_{\small {A}}\times \hat{z}|$||$\dot{M}$||$\dot{J}$||$P^{\oplus }_{\small {W}}$|Rmag
(Wb)0)(S)()open)(R)(R)|$\left(\mathrm{kg\, s}^{-1}\right)$||$\left(\mathrm{N\, m}\right)$|(Pa)(Rp)
β Vir 14–Feb 222.9 × 10+140.860.5613.60.904.33.38.8 × 10+81.2 × 10+231.0 × 10−911.1
β Vir 1– Mar 291.3 × 10+150.660.3224.50.826.14.74.2 × 10+91.1 × 10+244.9 × 10−98.6
β Vir 3– Apr 241.6 × 10+150.680.3723.00.816.44.95.4 × 10+91.5 × 10+246.1 × 10−98.3
θ Dra 6– Apr 247.7 × 10+150.810.3230.20.696.55.02.5 × 10+104.2 × 10+253.4 × 10−86.2
θ Dra May 15–Jun 183.8 × 10+150.900.3582.10.344.63.62.0 × 10+101.8 × 10+251.6 × 10−87.1
Table 6.

Overview of the wind aggregates quantities considered. Φ0 is the absolute amount of magnetic flux exiting the stellar surface, Φopen0 is the fraction of Φ0 contained in open field lines, Sopen/S is the fraction of the stellar surface area where the field lines are open, |$i_{B_r=0}$| is the angle between the inner current sheet and the stellar axis of rotation; this corresponds to the dipole inclination for a dipolar magnetic field, Φaxiopen is the axisymmetric open flux fraction, |$R_{\small {A}}$| is the distance to the Alfvén surface averaged over the stellar surface, |$|\boldsymbol{\boldsymbol {r}}_{\small {A}}\times \boldsymbol{\boldsymbol {\hat{z}}}|$| is the torque arm length at the Alfvén surface averaged over the stellar surface, |$\dot{M}$| is the stellar mass-loss, |$\dot{J}$| is the stellar angular momentum loss, |$P_{\small {W}}^{\oplus }$| is the average wind pressure for an Earth-like planet at 1 au, and Rmag/Rp is the magnetospheric stand-off distance in Earth radii for an Earth-like planet.

CaseΦ0ΦopenSopen|$i_{B_r=0}$|Φaxi|$R_{\small {A}}$||$|\boldsymbol{\boldsymbol {r}}_{\small {A}}\times \hat{z}|$||$\dot{M}$||$\dot{J}$||$P^{\oplus }_{\small {W}}$|Rmag
(Wb)0)(S)()open)(R)(R)|$\left(\mathrm{kg\, s}^{-1}\right)$||$\left(\mathrm{N\, m}\right)$|(Pa)(Rp)
β Vir 14–Feb 222.9 × 10+140.860.5613.60.904.33.38.8 × 10+81.2 × 10+231.0 × 10−911.1
β Vir 1– Mar 291.3 × 10+150.660.3224.50.826.14.74.2 × 10+91.1 × 10+244.9 × 10−98.6
β Vir 3– Apr 241.6 × 10+150.680.3723.00.816.44.95.4 × 10+91.5 × 10+246.1 × 10−98.3
θ Dra 6– Apr 247.7 × 10+150.810.3230.20.696.55.02.5 × 10+104.2 × 10+253.4 × 10−86.2
θ Dra May 15–Jun 183.8 × 10+150.900.3582.10.344.63.62.0 × 10+101.8 × 10+251.6 × 10−87.1
CaseΦ0ΦopenSopen|$i_{B_r=0}$|Φaxi|$R_{\small {A}}$||$|\boldsymbol{\boldsymbol {r}}_{\small {A}}\times \hat{z}|$||$\dot{M}$||$\dot{J}$||$P^{\oplus }_{\small {W}}$|Rmag
(Wb)0)(S)()open)(R)(R)|$\left(\mathrm{kg\, s}^{-1}\right)$||$\left(\mathrm{N\, m}\right)$|(Pa)(Rp)
β Vir 14–Feb 222.9 × 10+140.860.5613.60.904.33.38.8 × 10+81.2 × 10+231.0 × 10−911.1
β Vir 1– Mar 291.3 × 10+150.660.3224.50.826.14.74.2 × 10+91.1 × 10+244.9 × 10−98.6
β Vir 3– Apr 241.6 × 10+150.680.3723.00.816.44.95.4 × 10+91.5 × 10+246.1 × 10−98.3
θ Dra 6– Apr 247.7 × 10+150.810.3230.20.696.55.02.5 × 10+104.2 × 10+253.4 × 10−86.2
θ Dra May 15–Jun 183.8 × 10+150.900.3582.10.344.63.62.0 × 10+101.8 × 10+251.6 × 10−87.1
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