Magnetic field properties in star formation: A review of their analysis methods and interpretation

J Liu, Q Zhang, K Qiu - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Linearly polarized emission from dust grains and molecular spectroscopy is an effective
probe of the magnetic field topology in the interstellar medium and molecular clouds. The …

Magnetohydrodynamical modeling of star-disk formation: from isolated spherical collapse towards incorporation of external dynamics

M Kuffmeier - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The formation of protostars and their disks has been understood as the result of the
gravitational collapse phase of an accumulation of dense gas that determines the mass …

Probing the physics of star formation (ProPStar)-I. First resolved maps of the electron fraction and cosmic-ray ionization rate in NGC 1333

JE Pineda, O Sipilä, DM Segura-Cox… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Electron fraction and cosmic-ray ionization rates in star-forming regions are
important quantities in astrochemical modeling and are critical to the degree of coupling …

Protostellar discs fed by dense collapsing gravomagneto sheetlets

Y Tu, ZY Li, KH Lam, K Tomida… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Stars form from the gravitational collapse of turbulent, magnetized molecular cloud cores.
Our non-ideal MHD simulations reveal that the intrinsically anisotropic magnetic resistance …

Towards a model of photon-axion conversion in the host galaxy of GRB 221009A

S Troitsky - Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
GRB 221009A was the brightest gamma-ray burst ever detected on Earth. In its early
afterglow phase, photons with exceptional energies above 10 TeV were observed by …

[HTML][HTML] Atacama Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (AtLAST) Science: Our Galaxy

P Klaassen, A Traficante, M Beltrán… - Open Research …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As we learn more about the multi-scale interstellar medium (ISM) of our Galaxy, we develop
a greater understanding for the complex relationships between the large-scale diffuse gas …

MagMaR III—Resisting the Pressure, Is the Magnetic Field Overwhelmed in NGC6334I?

PC Cortés, JM Girart, P Sanhueza, J Liu… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract We report on Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array observations of
polarized dust emission at 1.2 mm from NGC6334I, a source known for its significant flux …

Probing 3D magnetic fields using thermal dust polarization and grain alignment theory

T Hoang, B Truong - The Astrophysical Journal, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Magnetic fields are ubiquitous in the Universe and are thought to play an important role in
various astrophysical processes. Polarization of thermal emission from dust grains aligned …

Dark Dragon Breaks Magnetic Chain: Dynamical Substructures of IRDC G28. 34 Form in Supported Environments

J Liu, Q Zhang, Y Lin, K Qiu, PM Koch… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
We have comprehensively studied the multiscale physical properties of the massive infrared
dark cloud G28. 34 (the Dragon cloud) with dust polarization and molecular line data from …

Atacama Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (AtLAST) science: Gas and dust in nearby galaxies

D Liu, A Saintonge, C Bot, F Kemper… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Understanding the physical processes that regulate star formation and galaxy evolution are
major areas of activity in modern astrophysics. Nearby galaxies offer unique opportunities to …