The Magnetic Field in Star-forming Large Globules
Abstract
The magnetic field in the three large star-forming globules L810, B335, and ESO 210-6A has been mapped by near-infrared polarimetry of background stars. L810 and B335 show bent magnetic field lines, while in ESO 210-6A, the field lines point away from the center of the Gum nebula. These magnetic field structures are interpreted in a model based on the interaction of a globule with an expanding interstellar shell.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- August 1987
- DOI:
- 10.1086/165502
- Bibcode:
- 1987ApJ...319..842H
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Models;
- Interstellar Magnetic Fields;
- Molecular Clouds;
- Plasma Interactions;
- Star Formation;
- Astronomical Maps;
- Near Infrared Radiation;
- Nebulae;
- Stellar Envelopes;
- Stellar Mass Ejection;
- Astrophysics;
- MAGNETIC FIELDS;
- NEBULAE: H II REGIONS;
- POLARIZATION;
- STARS: FORMATION