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Two aspects of filamentary molecular cloud evolution are addressed: (1) Exploring analytically the role of the environment for the evolution of filaments demonstrates that considering them in isolation (i.e. just addressing the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-15 Fabian Heitsch

We present a statistical study of the relative orientation in the plane of the sky between interstellar magnetic fields and filaments hosting cold clumps. For the first time, we consider both the density of the environment and the density…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-03-15 D. Alina , I. Ristorcelli , L. Montier , E. Abdikamalov , M. Juvela , K. Ferrière , J. -Ph. Bernard , E. R. Micelotta

We draw attention to the extreme filamentary structures seen in high-resolution optical images of certain planetary nebulae. We determine the physical properties of the filaments in the nebulae IC 418, NGC 3132, and NGC 6537, and based on…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 P. J. Huggins , S. P. Manley

Filaments are considered to be basic structures and molecular clouds consist of filaments. Filaments are often observed as extending in the direction perpendicular to the interstellar magnetic field. The structure of filaments has been…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-13 Kohji Tomisaka

Magnetic fields have been detected on stars across the H-R diagram and substellar objects either directly by their effect on the formation of spectral lines, or through the activity phenomena they power which can be observed across a large…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 J. Morin

The trending term "filament" is extensively used in the interstellar medium (ISM) and the star formation community, and is believed to be one of the most important objects that gauge molecular cloud and star formation. However, the physical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-05-01 Ka Ho Yuen , Ka Wai Ho , Chi Yan Law , Avi Chen

Most of the baryonic matter in the Universe is permeated by magnetic fields which affect many, if not most, of astrophysical phenomena both, in compact sources and in diffuse gas. Recent years have been marked by a worldwide surge of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-23 Elisabete M. de Gouveia Dal Pino

Although indirect evidence for the presence of magnetic fields in high-mass stars is regularly reported in the literature, the detection of these fields remains an extremely challenging observational problem. We review the recent…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Hubrig

Most astrophysical systems, e.g. stellar winds, the diffuse interstellar medium, molecular clouds, are magnetized with magnetic fields that influence almost all of their properties. One of the most informative techniques of magnetic field…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 A. Lazarian

In nearby star-forming clouds, amplification and dissipation of the magnetic field are known to play crucial roles in the star-formation process. The star-forming environment varies from place to place and era to era in galaxies. In the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-24 Koki Higuchi , Masahiro N. Machida , Hajime Susa

Observational evidence for strong magnetic fields throughout the envelopes of evolved stars is increasing. Many of the instruments coming on line in the near-future will be able to make further contributions to this field. Specifically,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-10-07 Wouter Vlemmings

In diffuse molecular clouds, possible precursors of star-forming clouds, the effect of the magnetic field is unclear. In this work we compare the orientations of filamentary structures in the Polaris Flare, as seen through dust emission by…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-08-24 G. V. Panopoulou , I. Psaradaki , K. Tassis

Magnetic fields are essential ingredients of many physical processes in the interiors and envelopes of cool stars. Yet their direct detection and characterisation is notoriously difficult, requiring high-quality observations and advanced…

We highlight distinct and systematic observational features of magnetic field morphologies in polarized submm dust continuum. We illustrate this with specific examples and show statistical trends from a sample of 50 star-forming regions.

Most of the visible matter in the Universe is ionized, so that cosmic magnetic fields are quite easy to generate and due to the lack of magnetic monopoles hard to destroy. Magnetic fields have been measured in or around practically all…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-10-06 Rainer Beck , Richard Wielebinski

Magnetic fields are believed to play an important role in controlling the stability and contraction of dense condensations of gas and dust leading to the formation of stars and planetary systems. In the present study, the magnetic field of…

Context: Filaments are common features in molecular clouds and they play a key role in star formation (SF). Studying their life cycle is essential to fully understand the SF process. Aims: We aim to characterise the impact of magnetic field…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-05-07 Paolo Suin , Doris Arzoumanian , Annie Zavagno , Patrick Hennebelle

Magnetic fields are an elemental part of the interstellar medium in galaxies. However, their impact on gas dynamics and star formation in galaxies remains controversial. We use a suite of global magnetohydrodynamical simulations of isolated…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-09-25 Bastian Körtgen , Robi Banerjee , Ralph E. Pudritz , Wolfram Schmidt

Magnetic fields are regarded as a crucial element for our understanding of stellar physics. They can be studied with a variety of methods which provide complementary - and sometimes contradictory - information about the structure, strength…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 J. Morin , M. Jardine , A. Reiners , D. Shulyak , B. Beeck , G. Hallinan , L. Hebb , G. Hussain , S. V. Jeffers , O. Kochukhov , A. Vidotto , L. Walkowicz

The magnetic field plays an important role in every stage of the star-formation process from the collapse of the initial protostellar core to the star's arrival on the main sequence. Consequently, the goal of this science case is to explore…