Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987apj...315..500w&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 315, April 15, 1987, p. 500-503. SERC-supported research.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Nebulae, Optical Polarization, Plasma Jets, Polarimetry, Pre-Main Sequence Stars, Astronomical Maps, Interstellar Magnetic Fields, Linear Polarization
Scientific paper
Optical linear polarization maps of the region to the south of the NGC 2261/R Mon system show that the faint linear feature reported in 1985 by Walsh and Malin is reflection nebulosity directly illuminated by the star. The authors believe that it is the bright western rim of the highly obscured southern outflow from R Mon. The northern outflow, comprising the cometary nebula NGC 2261, shows polarization orientations that rotate with wavelength, deviating from the pattern expected in a simple reflection nebula. The authors offer an explanation involving an extensive magnetic field associated with the nebula and discuss the implications for magnetic acceleration of bipolar flows.
Draper P. W.
Scarrott S. M.
Warren-Smith R. F.
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