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M17的亚毫米极化谱

The Submillimeter Polarization Spectrum of M17

Lingzhen Zeng, Charles L. Bennett, Nicholas L. Chapman, David T. Chuss, Izaskun Jimenez-Serra, Giles Novak, John E. Vaillancourt

摘要:

本文介绍了在加州理工学院亚毫米波天文台使用SHARP偏振计对M17分子云进行的450 μm偏振观测。在整个观察区域,磁场方向与以前的亚毫米波和远红外偏振测量是一致的。我们的观测集中在分子云的一个区域,该区域被来自OB星团的恒星风压缩。我们将这些新的数据与以前的350 μm偏振测量进行了比较,发现450 μ m和350 μm偏振幅度比与21 cm和450 μm强度比之间存在反相关。在研究区域的东端附近,云暴露在恒星风和辐射中,偏振比较低。在该区域的西端,极化比较高。我们解释不同的偏振光谱的证据支持的辐射对准扭矩(RAT)模型的晶粒对准,这意味着更高的对准效率在该地区,暴露于一个更高的各向异性辐射场。

英文摘要:

We present 450 μm polarimetric observations of the M17 molecular cloud obtained with the SHARP polarimeter at the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory. Across the observed region, the magnetic field orientation is consistent with previous submillimeter and far-infrared polarization measurements. Our observations are centered on a region of the molecular cloud that has been compressed by stellar winds from a cluster of OB stars. We have compared these new data with previous 350 μm polarimetry and find an anti-correlation between the 450 to 350 μm polarization magnitude ratio and the ratio of 21 cm to 450 μm intensity. The polarization ratio is lower near the east end of the studied region where the cloud is exposed to stellar winds and radiation. At the west end of the region, the polarization ratio is higher. We interpret the varying polarization spectrum as evidence supporting the radiative alignment torque (RAT) model for grain alignment, implying higher alignment efficiency in the region that is exposed to a higher anisotropic radiation field.

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