Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Oct 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978apj...225..422s&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 225, Oct. 15, 1978, p. 422-426.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Interstellar Magnetic Fields, Interstellar Matter, Magnetic Dipoles, Particle Spin, Magnetic Moments, Polarization Characteristics, Spin Dynamics
Scientific paper
The magnetic dipole moments and internal magnetic fields due to the spin of electrically charged elongated nonmagnetic interstellar grains in kinetic equilibrium with their surroundings are computed for the grain-size range from 0.01 to 1.0 micron. It is shown that the induced magnetic moments and internal magnetic fields of charged spinning nonmagnetic grains of arbitrary composition and prolate spheroidal shape can be appreciable, possibly even exceeding 0.01 emu/cu cm for 0.01-micron grains. The results indicate that virtually all grains smaller than 0.1 micron in mean diameter, and all elongated grains smaller than about 1 micron in length, are immersed in local magnetic fields due to spin that are much larger than the ambient galactic field. Some implications of this effect are discussed in relation to the polarization of starlight by aligned dust grains and the primordial remanent magnetization found in primitive carbonaceous chondrites.
de Bibhas R.
Srnka L. J.
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