Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1999-11-09
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
9 pages plus 2 figures (1 colour); accepted for publication in the March 10, 2000 issue (vol. 531 #2) of The Astrophysical Jou
Scientific paper
10.1086/308523
The first polarimetric images of the OMC-3 region of the Orion A filamentary molecular cloud are presented. Using the JCMT, we have detected polarized thermal emission at 850 microns from dust along a 6' length of the dense filament. The polarization pattern is highly ordered and is aligned with the filament throughout most of the region. The plane-of-sky magnetic field direction is perpendicular to the measured polarization. The mean percentage polarization is 4.2% with a 1 sigma dispersion of 1%. This region is part of the integral-shaped filament, and active star formation is ongoing along its length. The protostellar outflow directions do not appear to be consistently correlated with the direction of the plane-of-sky field or the filament structure itself. Depolarization toward the filament center, previously detected in many other star-forming cores and protostars, is also evident in our data. (abstract abridged)
Matthews Brenda C.
Wilson Christine Diana
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