A two micron polarization survey of T Tauri stars

Details A two micron polarization survey of T Tauri stars A two micron polarization survey of T Tauri stars

Oct 1989

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Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 98, Oct. 1989, p. 1368-1381.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

77

Infrared Astronomy, Linear Polarization, Polarization Characteristics, T Tauri Stars, Astronomical Catalogs, Astronomical Maps, Cosmic Dust, Spectral Bands, Stellar Envelopes

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Results are presented of a K-band (2.2 microns) polarization survey of 39 T Tauri stars (TTSs) and, in addition, of eight other young stellar objects and 11 background field stars in the Taurus-Auriga dark cloud complex. It was found that about 60 percent of the TTSs are linearly polarized, but with relatively small degrees of polarization up to about 3 percent. A comparison of the results of this survey with those of the IR polarization survey of the low-luminosity IRAS sources in the same region suggests an evolutionary sequence in the IR polarization of young stellar objects.

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