Computation of Light Scattering in Young Stellar Objects
Abstract
A Monte Carlo light scattering code incorporating aligned non-spherical particles is described. The major effects on the flux distribution, linear polarisation and circular polarisation are presented, with emphasis on the application to Young Stellar Objects (YSOs). The need for models with non-spherical particles in order to successfully model polarisation data is reviewed. The ability of this type of model to map magnetic field structure in embedded YSOs is described. The possible application to the question of the origin of biomolecular homochirality via UV circular polarisation in star forming regions is also briefly discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0208342,
title = {Computation of Light Scattering in Young Stellar Objects},
author = {P. W. Lucas},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0208342},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Accepted by The Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. Replaced version corrects an error in the definition of the sense of Cpol in the published version and other minor errors found at the proof stage