Multicolour polarization and CO observations towards a dark filament in Musca

Autor:	Edmundo Marcelo Arnal, R. Morras, J. R. Rizzo
Rok vydání:	1993
Předmět:	Physics Solar mass Interstellar cloud Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics Astrophysics Polarization (waves) Magnetic field Interstellar medium Stars Distance modulus Space and Planetary Science Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics Cosmic dust
Zdroj:	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 265:1-11
ISSN:	1365-2966 0035-8711
DOI:	10.1093/mnras/265.1.1
Popis:	Multicolour polarimetry with high sensitivity of stars in the region of the Musca filamentary cloud and 12 CO (J=1→0) observations towards the same area are reported. A lower distance limit of 150 pc is derived for this cloud from a polarization percentage versus distance modulus diagram. From the carbon monoxide data, a total mass of 170 solar masses is obtained. The molecular gas density is of the order of 300 cm −3 . The direction of the observed projected interstellar magnetic field is almost perpendicular to the major axis of the cloud. We believe that the magnetic field has played a significant role in the evolution of this cloud
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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