Determining the Possibility of Planet Formation in Per-emb-11

During a star's protostellar phase, it continually collects mass from its parent molecular cloud. This process is governed by gravity, turbulence, and magnetic fields. The magnetic field surrounding the protostar and self-scattering in the protostar's environment determine the dust alignment. Using polarization data from the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), observers have the ability to infer the morphology of the magnetic field for protostellar systems that are deeply embedded in envelopes of dust and gas. The goal of this investigation is to understand how much dust is present in the environment of Per-emb-11 and how we can isolate how much these mechanisms contribute to star formation. In the process, we found large dust grains present in the protostar that could be precursors to planets.