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We present observational results of the thermal dust continuum emission and its linear polarization in one of the nearest massive star-forming sites Orion BN/KL in Orion Molecular Cloud-1. The observations were carried out with the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-19 Ya-Wen Tang , Paul T. P. Ho , Patrick M. Koch , Ramprasad Rao

The role played by magnetic field during star formation is an important topic in astrophysics. We investigate the correlation between the orientation of star-forming cores (as defined by the core major axes) and ambient magnetic field…

We expand our study on the dispersion of polarization angles in molecular clouds. We show how the effect of signal integration through the thickness of the cloud as well as across the area subtended by the telescope beam inherent to dust…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-11-20 Martin Houde , John E. Vaillancourt , Roger H. Hildebrand , Shadi Chitsazzadeh , Larry Kirby

Star formation is a complex process that typically occurs in dense regions of molecular clouds mainly regulated by magnetic fields, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence, and self-gravity. However, it remains a challenging endeavor to trace…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-05-31 Tyler Schmaltz , Yue Hu , Alex Lazarian

The Planck Catalogue of Galactic Cold Clumps (PGCC) contains over 13000 sources detected based on their cold dust signature. They are believed to consist of a mixture of quiescent, pre-stellar, and already star-forming objects. We extracted…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-09-25 Mika Juvela , Paolo Padoan , Isabelle Ristorcelli , Veli-Matti Pelkonen

Turbulence influences the structure and dynamics of molecular clouds, and plays a key role in regulating star formation. We therefore need methods to accurately infer turbulence properties of molecular clouds from position-position-velocity…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-09-12 Jayashree Narayan , Aris Tritsis , Christoph Federrath

Context: Magnetic fields can play crucial roles in high-mass star formation. Nonetheless, the significance of magnetic fields at various scales and their relationship with gas structures is largely overlooked. Aims: Our goal is to examine…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-06-21 Wenyu Jiao , Ke Wang , Fengwei Xu , Chao Wang , Henrik Beuther

The alignment of interstellar dust grains with magnetic fields provides a key method for measuring the strength and morphology of the fields. In turn, this provides a means to study the role of magnetic fields from diffuse gas to dense…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-02-09 John E. Vaillancourt , B-G Andersson

According to traditional gas-phase chemical models, O2 should be abundant in molecular clouds, but until recently, attempts to detect interstellar O2 line emission with ground- and space-based observatories have failed. Following the…

The most usual tracer of molecular gas is line emission from CO. However, the reliability of that tracer has long been questioned in environments different from the Milky Way. We study the relationship between H2 and CO abundances using a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-18 S. C. O. Glover , M. -M. Mac Low

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

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

We aim to investigate the polarization properties of a starless core in a very early evolutionary stage. Linear polarization data reveal the properties of the dust grains in the distinct phases of the interstellar medium. Our goal is to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-09-17 Felipe Alves , Pau Frau , Josep M. Girart , Gabriel A. P. Franco , Fábio P. Santos , Helmut Wiesemeyer

Observations of atomic or molecular lines can provide important information about the physical state of star forming regions. In order to investigate the line profiles from dynamical collapsing massive star forming regions (MSFRs), we model…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-15 Rowan J. Smith , Rahul Shetty , Henrik Beuther , Ralf S. Klessen , Ian A. Bonnell

Magnetic fields, while ubiquitous in many astrophysical environments, are challenging to measure observationally. Based on the properties of anisotropy of eddies in magnetized turbulence, the Velocity Gradient Technique is a method…

We investigate the relative alignment between density structures and magnetic fields in eight young protostars from the ALMA B-field Orion Protostellar Survey. Column density maps are derived from 870 $\mu$m dust continuum emission, and the…

We present numerical simulations of molecular clouds (MCs) with self-consistent CO gas-phase and isotope chemistry in various environments. The simulations are post-processed with a line radiative transfer code to obtain $^{12}$CO and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-04-25 László Szűcs , Simon C. O. Glover , Ralf S. Klessen

Recent observations of neutral Galactic interstellar medium showed that filamentary structures of HI clouds are aligned with the interstellar magnetic field. Many interesting applications are proposed based on the alignment such as…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-12-14 Tsuyoshi Inoue , Shu-ichiro Inutsuka

Magnetically aligned velocity anisotropy over varying physical conditions and environments within the Taurus Molecular Cloud is evaluated from analysis of wide field spectroscopic imaging of 12CO and 13CO J=1-0 emission. Such anisotropy is…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-30 Mark H. Heyer , Christopher M. Brunt