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金牛座T星系FIR发射的偏振

Polarization of FIR emission from T Tauri Disks

Jungyeon Cho, A. Lazarian

摘要:

最近对金牛座T盘850微米亚毫米极化的观测为研究原恒星盘内的磁场结构开辟了可能性。偏振度约为3%,偏振方向垂直于圆盘。由于尘埃颗粒的热辐射在sub-mm/FIR区域的光谱能量分布中占主导地位,尘埃颗粒被认为是偏振的原因。我们讨论了晶粒排列辐射,我们探讨了在金牛座T盘尘埃排列的效率。计算表明,位于远离中央原恒星的尘埃颗粒更有效地排列。在存在规则磁场的情况下,排列的晶粒产生亚毫米/FIR波长的偏振发射。极化方向垂直于局部磁场方向。当我们使用最近的T Tauri盘模型并采用Mathis-Rumpl-Nordsieck型分布时,最大晶粒尺寸为500-1000 $μ$ m,在大于$\sim100μ$ m的波长处,偏振度约为2- 3%水平。我们的研究表明,多频红外偏振研究的原恒星盘可以提供很好的洞察其磁结构的细节。我们还提供了在不同的波长和视角下观察到的光盘偏振发射的预测。

英文摘要:

Recent observation of 850 micron sub-mm polarization from T Tauri disks opens up the possibility of studying magnetic field structure within protostellar disks. The degree of polarization is around 3 % and the direction of polarization is perpendicular to the disk. Since thermal emission from dust grains dominates the spectral energy distribution at the sub-mm/FIR regime, dust grains are thought to be the cause of the polarization. We discuss grain alignment by radiation and we explore the efficiency of dust alignment in T Tauri disks. Calculations show that dust grains located far away from the Central proto-star are more efficiently aligned. In the presence of a regular magnetic field, the aligned grains produce polarized emission in sub-mm/FIR wavelengths. The direction of polarization is perpendicular to the local magnetic field direction. When we use a recent T Tauri disk model and take a Mathis-Rumpl-Nordsieck-type distribution with maximum grain size of 500-1000 $μ$m, the degree of polarization is around 2-3 % level at wavelengths larger than $\sim100μ$m. Our study indicates that multifrequency infrared polarimetric studies of protostellar disks can provide good insights into the details of their magnetic structure. We also provide predictions for polarized emission for disks viewed at different wavelengths and viewing angles.

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