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大质量恒星形成区的磁场

Magnetic fields in massive star forming regions

R. L. Curran, A. Chrysostomou

摘要:

我们提出了使用亚毫米成像偏振测量观测到的大质量恒星形成区的最大样本。这些数据是使用SCUBA与夏威夷JCMT上的偏振计结合获得的。总共观察到16个恒星形成区,尽管其中一些包含多个核心。旋光法意味着各种各样的磁场形态,具有一些非常有序的场。我们看到7个核心的极化百分比下降。使用校正的CF方法估计的14个岩心的磁场强度范围从<0.1 mG到几乎6 mG。这些磁场在这些大尺度上较弱时,相比以前的塞曼测量微波激射发射,这意味着磁场在恒星形成中的作用在较小的尺度上的重要性增加。的平均场方向和流出方向的对齐的分析显示,没有关系的整个样本,虽然直接比较的偏振图表明良好的对齐(至少一个流出方向每个源)在7个流出的15个来源。

英文摘要:

We present the largest sample of high-mass star-forming regions observed using submillimetre imaging polarimetry. The data were taken using SCUBA in conjunction with the polarimeter on the JCMT in Hawaii. In total, 16 star forming regions were observed, although some of these contain multiple cores. The polarimetry implies a variety of magnetic field morphologies, with some very ordered fields. We see a decrease in polarisation percentage for 7 of the cores. The magnetic field strengths estimated for 14 of the cores, using the corrected CF method, range from <0.1 mG to almost 6 mG. These magnetic fields are weaker on these large scales when compared to previous Zeeman measurements from maser emission, implying the role of the magnetic field in star formation increases in importance on smaller scales. Analysis of the alignment of the mean field direction and the outflow directions reveal no relation for the whole sample, although direct comparison of the polarimetry maps suggests good alignment (to at least one outflow direction per source) in 7 out of the 15 sources with outflows.

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