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Mapping the Linearly Polarized Spectral Line Emission around the Evolved Star IRC+10216

We present spectro-polarimetric observations of several molecular lines obtained with the Submillimeter Array (SMA) toward the carbon rich AGB star IRC+10216. We have detected and mapped the linear polarization of the CO 3-2, SiS 19-18 and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-04 J. M. Girart , N. Patel , W. Vlemmings , Ramprasad Rao

Ionized gas, molecules, and dust in Sh2-132

We analyze the various interstellar components of the HII region Sh2-132. The main stellar source is the double binary system that includes the Wolf-Rayet star WR153ab. We use radio continuum images at 408 and 1420 MHz, and HI 21cm line…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-18 J. Vasquez , C. E. Cappa , S. Pineault , N. U. Duronea

Local measurements of the mean interstellar polarization at high Galactic latitudes

We conduct a small-scale pathfinding survey designed to identify the average polarization properties of the diffuse ISM locally at the lowest dust content regions. We perform deep optopolarimetric surveys within three $\sim 15' \times 15'$…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-08-15 R. Skalidis , G. V. Panopoulou , K. Tassis , V. Pavlidou , D. Blinov , I. Komis , I. Liodakis

Planck intermediate results. XXXIV. The magnetic field structure in the Rosette Nebula

Planck has mapped the polarized dust emission over the whole sky, making it possible to trace the Galactic magnetic field structure that pervades the interstellar medium (ISM). We combine polarization data from Planck with rotation measure…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-02-10 Planck Collaboration , N. Aghanim , M. I. R. Alves , M. Arnaud , D. Arzoumanian , J. Aumont , C. Baccigalupi , A. J. Banday , R. B. Barreiro , N. Bartolo , E. Battaner , K. Benabed , A. Benoit-Lévy , J. -P. Bernard , M. Bersanelli , P. Bielewicz , A. Bonaldi , L. Bonavera , J. R. Bond , J. Borrill , F. R. Bouchet , F. Boulanger , A. Bracco , C. Burigana , E. Calabrese , J. -F. Cardoso , A. Catalano , A. Chamballu , H. C. Chiang , P. R. Christensen , S. Colombi , L. P. L. Colombo , C. Combet , F. Couchot , B. P. Crill , A. Curto , F. Cuttaia , L. Danese , R. D. Davies , R. J. Davis , P. de Bernardis , A. de Rosa , G. de Zotti , J. Delabrouille , C. Dickinson , J. M. Diego , H. Dole , S. Donzelli , O. Doré , M. Douspis , A. Ducout , X. Dupac , G. Efstathiou , F. Elsner , T. A. Enßlin , H. K. Eriksen , E. Falgarone , K. Ferrière , F. Finelli , O. Forni , M. Frailis , A. A. Fraisse , E. Franceschi , A. Frejsel , S. Galeotta , S. Galli , K. Ganga , T. Ghosh , M. Giard , E. Gjerløw , J. González-Nuevo , K. M. Górski , A. Gregorio , A. Gruppuso , V. Guillet , F. K. Hansen , D. Hanson , D. L. Harrison , S. Henrot-Versillé , D. Herranz , S. R. Hildebrandt , E. Hivon , M. Hobson , W. A. Holmes , A. Hornstrup , W. Hovest , K. M. Huffenberger , G. Hurier , A. H. Jaffe , T. R. Jaffe , J. Jewell , M. Juvela , R. Keskitalo , T. S. Kisner , J. Knoche , M. Kunz , H. Kurki-Suonio , G. Lagache , J. -M. Lamarre , A. Lasenby , M. Lattanzi , C. R. Lawrence , R. Leonardi , F. Levrier , M. Liguori , P. B. Lilje , M. Linden-Vørnle , M. López-Caniego , P. M. Lubin , J. F. Macías-Pérez , B. Maffei , D. Maino , N. Mandolesi , A. Mangilli , M. Maris , P. G. Martin , E. Martínez-González , S. Masi , S. Matarrese , A. Melchiorri , L. Mendes , A. Mennella , M. Migliaccio , M. -A. Miville-Deschênes , A. Moneti , L. Montier , G. Morgante , D. Mortlock , A. Moss , D. Munshi , J. A. Murphy , P. Naselsky , F. Nati , P. Natoli , C. B. Netterfield , F. Noviello , D. Novikov , I. Novikov , N. Oppermann , L. Pagano , F. Pajot , R. Paladini , D. Paoletti , F. Pasian , G. Patanchon , O. Perdereau , V. Pettorino , F. Piacentini , M. Piat , D. Pietrobon , S. Plaszczynski , E. Pointecouteau , G. Polenta , N. Ponthieu , G. W. Pratt , G. Prézeau , S. Prunet , J. -L. Puget , R. Rebolo , M. Reinecke , M. Remazeilles , C. Renault , A. Renzi , I. Ristorcelli , G. Rocha , C. Rosset , M. Rossetti , G. Roudier , J. A. Rubiño-Martín , B. Rusholme , M. Sandri , D. Santos , M. Savelainen , G. Savini , D. Scott , J. D. Soler , L. D. Spencer , V. Stolyarov , D. Sutton , A. -S. Suur-Uski , J. -F. Sygnet , J. A. Tauber , L. Terenzi , L. Toffolatti , M. Tomasi , M. Tristram , M. Tucci , J. Tuovinen , L. Valenziano , J. Valiviita , B. Van Tent , P. Vielva , F. Villa , L. A. Wade , B. D. Wandelt , I. K. Wehus , H. Wiesemeyer , D. Yvon , A. Zacchei , A. Zonca

Submillimeter polarisation and magnetic field properties in the envelopes of proto-planetary nebulae CRL 618 and OH 231.8+4.2

We have carried out continuum and line polarisation observations of two Proto-planetary nebulae (PPNe), CRL 618 and OH 231.8+4.2, using the Submillimeter Array (SMA) in its compact configuration. The frequency range of observations, 330-345…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 L. Sabin , Q. Zhang , A. A. Zijlstra , N. A. Patel , R. Vázquez , B. A. Zauderer , M. E. Contreras , P. F. Guillén

Detection of a Magnetized Disk around a Very Young Protostar

We present subarcsecond resolution polarimetric observations of the 878 mum thermal dust continuum emission obtained with the Submillimeter Array (SMA) towards the IRAS 16293-2422 protostellar binary system. We report the detection of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 Ramprasad Rao , Josep M. Girart , Shih-Ping Lai , Daniel P. Marrone

A new wideband radio polarization observation of the Supernova Remnant G315.4$-$2.3

The supernova remnant (SNR) G315.4$-$2.3 (MSH 14$-$63 or RCW 86) exhibits strong emission across the electromagnetic spectrum. Radio polarization observations probe magnetic fields and will help to understand the evolution of the SNR. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-22 X. Chen , X. Sun , J. F. Kaczmarek , B. M. Gaensler , P. Slane , J. L. West

Infrared imaging and polarimetric observations of the pulsar wind nebula in SNR G21.5-0.9

We present infrared observations of the supernova remnant G21.5-0.9 with the Very Large Telescope, the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope. Using the VLT/ISAAC camera equipped with a narrow-band [FeII] 1.64um…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2012-05-21 A. Zajczyk , Y. A. Gallant , P. Slane , S. P. Reynolds , R. Bandiera , C. Gouiffès , E. Le Floc'h , F. Comerón , L. Koch Miramond

Infrared and optical polarimetry around the low-mass star-forming region NGC 1333 IRAS 4A

We performed J- and R-band linear polarimetry with the 4.2 m William Herschel Telescope at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos and with the 1.6 m telescope at the Observat\'orio do Pico dos Dias, respectively, to derive the magnetic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-28 Felipe O. Alves , José A. Acosta-Pulido , Josep M. Girart , Gabriel A. P. Franco , Rosario López

A radio-polarisation and rotation measure study of the Gum Nebula and its environment

The Gum Nebula is 36 degree wide shell-like emission nebula at a distance of only 450 pc. It has been hypothesised to be an old supernova remnant, fossil HII region, wind-blown bubble, or combination of multiple objects. Here we investigate…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 C. R. Purcell , B. M. Gaensler , X. H. Sun , E. Carretti , G. Bernardi , M. Haverkorn , M. J. Kesteven , S. Poppi , D. H. F. M. Schnitzeler , L. Staveley-Smith

Planck intermediate results. XXXII. The relative orientation between the magnetic field and structures traced by interstellar dust

The role of the magnetic field in the formation of the filamentary structures observed in the interstellar medium (ISM) is a debated topic. The Planck all-sky maps of linearly polarized emission from dust at 353GHz provide the required…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-02-10 Planck Collaboration , R. Adam , P. A. R. Ade , N. Aghanim , M. I. R. Alves , M. Arnaud , D. Arzoumanian , M. Ashdown , J. Aumont , C. Baccigalupi , A. J. Banday , R. B. Barreiro , N. Bartolo , E. Battaner , K. Benabed , A. Benoit-Lévy , J. -P. Bernard , M. Bersanelli , P. Bielewicz , A. Bonaldi , L. Bonavera , J. R. Bond , J. Borrill , F. R. Bouchet , F. Boulanger , A. Bracco , C. Burigana , R. C. Butler , E. Calabrese , J. -F. Cardoso , A. Catalano , A. Chamballu , H. C. Chiang , P. R. Christensen , S. Colombi , L. P. L. Colombo , C. Combet , F. Couchot , B. P. Crill , A. Curto , F. Cuttaia , L. Danese , R. D. Davies , R. J. Davis , P. de Bernardis , A. de Rosa , G. de Zotti , J. Delabrouille , C. Dickinson , J. M. Diego , H. Dole , S. Donzelli , O. Doré , M. Douspis , A. Ducout , X. Dupac , G. Efstathiou , F. Elsner , T. A. Enßlin , H. K. Eriksen , E. Falgarone , K. Ferrière , F. Finelli , O. Forni , M. Frailis , A. A. Fraisse , E. Franceschi , A. Frejsel , S. Galeotta , S. Galli , K. Ganga , T. Ghosh , M. Giard , E. Gjerløw , J. González-Nuevo , K. M. Górski , A. Gregorio , A. Gruppuso , V. Guillet , F. K. Hansen , D. Hanson , D. L. Harrison , S. Henrot-Versillé , C. Hernández-Monteagudo , D. Herranz , S. R. Hildebrandt , E. Hivon , W. A. Holmes , W. Hovest , K. M. Huffenberger , G. Hurier , A. H. Jaffe , T. R. Jaffe , W. C. Jones , E. Keihänen , R. Keskitalo , T. S. Kisner , R. Kneissl , J. Knoche , M. Kunz , H. Kurki-Suonio , G. Lagache , J. -M. Lamarre , A. Lasenby , M. Lattanzi , C. R. Lawrence , R. Leonardi , F. Levrier , M. Liguori , P. B. Lilje , M. Linden-Vørnle , M. López-Caniego , P. M. Lubin , J. F. Macías-Pérez , B. Maffei , D. Maino , N. Mandolesi , M. Maris , D. J. Marshall , P. G. Martin , E. Martínez-González , S. Masi , S. Matarrese , P. Mazzotta , A. Melchiorri , L. Mendes , A. Mennella , M. Migliaccio , M. -A. Miville-Deschênes , A. Moneti , L. Montier , G. Morgante , D. Mortlock , D. Munshi , J. A. Murphy , P. Naselsky , P. Natoli , H. U. Nørgaard-Nielsen , F. Noviello , D. Novikov , I. Novikov , N. Oppermann , C. A. Oxborrow , L. Pagano , F. Pajot , D. Paoletti , F. Pasian , O. Perdereau , L. Perotto , F. Perrotta , V. Pettorino , F. Piacentini , M. Piat , S. Plaszczynski , E. Pointecouteau , G. Polenta , N. Ponthieu , L. Popa , G. W. Pratt , S. Prunet , J. -L. Puget , J. P. Rachen , W. T. Reach , M. Reinecke , M. Remazeilles , C. Renault , I. Ristorcelli , G. Rocha , G. Roudier , J. A. Rubiño-Martín , B. Rusholme , M. Sandri , D. Santos , G. Savini , D. Scott , J. D. Soler , L. D. Spencer , V. Stolyarov , R. Sudiwala , R. Sunyaev , D. Sutton , A. -S. Suur-Uski , J. -F. Sygnet , J. A. Tauber , L. Terenzi , L. Toffolatti , M. Tomasi , M. Tristram , M. Tucci , G. Umana , L. Valenziano , J. Valiviita , B. Van Tent , P. Vielva , F. Villa , L. A. Wade , B. D. Wandelt , I. K. Wehus , H. Wiesemeyer , D. Yvon , A. Zacchei , A. Zonca

The Global Magneto-Ionic Medium Survey: A Faraday Depth Survey of the Northern Sky Covering 1280-1750 MHz

The Galactic interstellar medium hosts a significant magnetic field, which can be probed through the synchrotron emission produced from its interaction with relativistic electrons. Linearly polarized synchrotron emission is generated…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-07-27 M. Wolleben , T. L. Landecker , K. A. Douglas , A. D. Gray , A. Ordog , J. M. Dickey , A. S. Hill , E. Carretti , J. C. Brown , B. M. Gaensler , J. L. Han , M. Haverkorn , R. Kothes , J. P. Leahy , N. McClure-Griffiths , D. McConnell , W. Reich , A. R. Taylor , A. J. M. Thomson , J. L. West

A Survey of the Polarized Emission from the Galactic Plane at 1420 MHz with Arcminute Angular Resolution

Context: Observations of polarized emission are a significant source of information on the magnetic field that pervades the Interstellar Medium of the Galaxy. Despite the acknowledged importance of the magnetic field in interstellar…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-18 T. L. Landecker , W. Reich , R. I. Reid , P. Reich , M. Wolleben , R. Kothes , B. Uyaniker , A. D. Gray , D. Del Rizzo , E. Furst , A. R. Taylor , R. Wielebinski

Multi-frequency polarimetry of the Galactic radio background around 350 MHz: II. A region in Horologium around l = 137, b = 7

We study a conspicuous ring-like structure with a radius of about 1.4 degrees which was observed with the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) at 5 frequencies around 350 MHz. This ring is very prominent in Stokes Q and U, and less…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. Haverkorn , P. Katgert , A. G. de Bruyn

Radio polarimetric imaging of the interstellar medium: magnetic field and diffuse ionized gas structure near the W3/W4/W5/HB3 complex

We have used polarimetric imaging to study the magneto-ionic medium of the Galaxy, obtaining 1420 MHz images with an angular resolution of 1' over more than 40 square-degrees of sky around the W3/W4/W5/HB3 HII region/SNR complex in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. D. Gray , T. L. Landecker , P. E. Dewdney , A. R. Taylor , A. G. Willis , M. Normandeau

Interstellar Polarization Survey II: General Interstellar Medium

Magnetic fields permeate the entire Galaxy and are essential to, for example, the regulation of several stages of the star formation process and cosmic ray transportation. Unraveling its properties, such as intensity and topology, is an…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-02-15 M. J. F. Versteeg , A. M. Magalhães , M. Haverkorn , Y. Angarita , C. V. Rodrigues , R. Santos-Lima , Koji S. Kawabata

Faraday Rotation in the Tail of the Planetary Nebula DeHt 5

We present 1420 MHz polarization images of a 5x5 degree region around the planetary nebula (PN) DeHt 5. The images reveal narrow Faraday-rotation structures on the visible disk of DeHt 5, as well as two wider, tail-like, structures "behind"…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-20 R. R. Ransom , R. Kothes , M. Wolleben , T. L. Landecker

The Salamander: A case study of the magnetic field and peculiar morphology of G309.8-2.6 through radio polarimetry

Studying the interaction between core-collapse supernova remnants (SNRs) and their surrounding environments is essential to understanding the mechanism for energy transfer to the interstellar medium (ISM) and the intrinsic physical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-03-11 Wenhui Jing , Jennifer L. West , Xiaohui Sun , Roland Kothes , Isabel Sander , Samar Safi-Harb , Denis Leahy , B. M. Gaensler , Xianghua Li , Brianna Ball , Craig Anderson , W. Becker , Miroslav D. Filipović , Andrew M. Hopkins , Yik Ki Ma , Naomi McClure-Griffiths , Syed Faisal ur Rahman , Cameron L. van Eck , Jacco Th. van Loon , Jayde Willingham

Multi-wavelength Polarimetry of Isolated Neutron Stars

Isolated Neutron Stars are known to be endowed with extreme magnetic fields, whose maximum intensity ranges from 10^12 to 10^15 G, which permeates their magnetospheres. Their surrounding environment is also strongly magnetised, especially…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-02-01 R. P. Mignani

The Magnetic Field in Taurus Probed by Infrared Polarization

We present maps of the plane-of-sky magnetic field within two regions of the Taurus molecular cloud: one in the dense core L1495/B213 filament, the other in a diffuse region to the west. The field is measured from the polarization of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-30 Nicholas L. Chapman , Paul F. Goldsmith , Jorge L. Pineda , D. P. Clemens , Di Li , Marko Krco