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We present polarization observations of the dust continuum emission from IRAS 16293 which is a Class 0 protostar and is known to have at least two components, source A and B. These measurements were conducted by the Submillimeter Array…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-11-20 Ramprasad Rao , Josep Miquel Girart , Daniel P. Marrone , Shih-Ping Lai , Scott Schnee

We performed the new JVLA full polarization observations at 40-48 GHz (6.3-7.5 mm) towards the nearby ($d$ $=$147$\pm$3.4 pc) Class 0 YSO IRAS 16293-2422, and compare with the previous SMA observations reported by Rao et al. (2009; 2014).…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-09-19 Hauyu Baobab Liu , Yasuhiro Hasegawa , Tao-Chung Ching , Shih-Ping Lai , Naomi Hirano , Ramprasad Rao

Dust polarization, which comes from the alignment of aspherical grains to magnetic fields, has been widely employed to study the interstellar medium (ISM) dust properties. The wavelength dependence of the degree of optical polarization,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-11-15 Raphael Skalidis

Thanks to ground-based infrared and sub-mm observations the study of the dusty torus of nearby AGN has greatly advanced in the last years. With the aim of further investigating the nuclear mid-infrared emission of the archetypal Seyfert 2…

We present a new method to constrain the grain size in protoplanetary disks with polarization observations at millimeter wavelengths. If dust grains are grown to the size comparable to the wavelengths, the dust grains are expected to have a…

NGC7538 is a complex massive star-forming region. The region is composed of several radio continuum sources, one of which is IRS1, a high-mass protostar, from which a 0.3 pc molecular bipolar outflow was detected. Several maser species have…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 G. Surcis , W. H. T. Vlemmings , R. M. Torres , H. J. van Langevelde , B. Hutawarakorn Kramer

We present the first interferometric polarization map of the W51 e1/e2 molecular cores obtained with the BIMA array at 1.3 mm wavelength with approximately 3 arcsecond resolution. The polarization angle varies smoothly across the double…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Shih-Ping Lai , Richard M. Crutcher , Jose M. Girart , Ramprasad Rao

Measuring polarization from thermal dust emission can provide constraints on the magnetic field structure around embedded protostars. However, interpreting the observations is challenging without models that consistently account for both…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-22 M. Kuffmeier , S. Reissl , S. Wolf , I. Stephens , H. Calcutt

This letter presents a revised radiative transfer model for the infrared (IR) emission of active galactic nuclei (AGN). While current models assume that the IR is emitted from a dusty torus in the equatorial plane of the AGN, spatially…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-04-05 Sebastian F. Hönig , Makoto Kishimoto

The polarization of starlight and thermal dust emission, resulting from non-spherical grains aligned with the interstellar magnetic field (B-field), act as a powerful tool to trace the B-field morphologies and strengths in molecular clouds…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-05-26 Saikhom Pravash

Magnetic fields (B-fields) are ubiquitous in the interstellar medium (ISM), and they play an essential role in the formation of molecular clouds and subsequent star formation. However, B-fields in interstellar environments remain…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-10-18 Archana Soam , Ka Ho Yuen , Ian Stephens , Chi Yan Law , Ka Wai Ho , Simon Coudé

Imaging polarimetry at 1.65 and 2.2 $\mu $m is presented for the classic starburst galaxy M82 and the advanced merger system Cen A. Polarimetry at near IR wavelengths allows the magnetic field geometry in galaxies to be probed much deeper…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Terry Jay Jones

We present a model for the diffuse interstellar dust that explains the observed wavelength-dependence of extinction, emission, linear and circular polarisation of light. The model is set-up with a small number of parameters. It consists of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-16 R. Siebenmorgen , N. V. Voshchinnikov , S. Bagnulo

Although, from a theoretical point of view, magnetic fields are believed to have a significant role during the early stages of star formation, especially during the main accretion phase, the magnetic field strength and topology is poorly…

Several sets of data show that small interstellar grains captured in interstellar magnetic fields draped over the heliosphere appear to polarize the light of nearby stars. The maximum polarization direction is offset in ecliptic longitude…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Priscilla C. Frisch

The large field and wavelength range of MUSE is well suited to mapping Galactic planetary nebulae (PN). The bright PN NGC 7009 was observed with MUSE on the VLT during the Science Verification of the instrument in seeing of 0.6". Emission…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-04-13 J. R. Walsh , A. Monreal-Ibero , M. J. Barlow , T. Ueta , R. Wesson , A. A. Zijlstra

ALMA observations revealed recently polarised radiation of several protoplanetary disks in the (sub-)millimetre wavelength range. Besides self-scattering of large particles, thermal emission by elongated grains is a potential source for the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-10 Florian Kirchschlager , Gesa H. -M. Bertrang , Mario Flock

The radio jet axis of NGC 1068 is characterised by energetic activity from x-ray to radio wavelengths. Detailed kinematic and polarization studies have shown that this activity is confined to bipolar cones centered on the AGN which…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-03-10 J. Bland-Hawthorn , S. L. Lumsden , G. M. Voit , G. N. Cecil , J. C. Weisheit

Infrared interferometry of Seyfert galaxies has revealed that their warm ($300-400\,$K) dust emission originates primarily from polar regions instead of from an equatorial dust torus as predicted by the classic AGN unification scheme. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-07-24 James Leftley , Konrad Tristram , Sebastian Hönig , Makoto Kishimoto , Daniel Asmus , Poshak Gandhi

(Aims) In this work, we predict the far-infrared polarisation signal emitted by non-spherical dust grains in nearby galaxies. We determine the angular resolution and sensitivity required to study the magnetic field configuration in these…