Infrared polarimetry of the southern massive star-forming region G333.6-0.2

Details Infrared polarimetry of the southern massive star-forming region G333.6-0.2 Infrared polarimetry of the southern massive star-forming region G333.6-0.2

Oct 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001mnras.327..233f&link_type=abstract

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 327, Issue 1, pp. 233-243.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Magnetic Fields, Polarization, Hii Regions, Ism: Individual: G333.6-0.2, Ism: Lines And Bands, Infrared: Ism

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We present 8-13μm spectropolarimetry, and 12- and 2-μm imaging polarimetry of the southern massive star-forming region G333.6-0.2. Spectro-polarimetry measurements show that the polarization observed towards the nebula contains a mixture of both absorptive and emissive polarizations. Model fitting to the spectra indicates that the temperature of the mid-infrared emitting dust grains is generally ~200K and the optical depth of the absorbing dust at 9.7μm is ~1.5. Fits are also made to the polarimetry spectra, which show a reasonably constant peak absorptive polarization (~3.4 per cent at 43°) across the face of the Hii region. This absorptive polarization position angle is consistent with that found by the 2-μm imaging polarimetry (38°+/-6°) and is most likely due to the Galactic magnetic field local to G333.6-0.2. When the absorptive polarization is subtracted from the 12-μm polarization image, the emissive polarization pattern that is intrinsic to the star-forming region is revealed. A probable magnetic field configuration implied by the intrinsic polarization suggests star formation initially influenced by the Galactic magnetic field which is eventually perturbed by the star formation process.

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