Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 1974
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1974a%26a....36...99a&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 36, no. 1, Nov. 1974, p. 99-105.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Interstellar Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Field Configurations, Nebulae, Optical Polarization, Astronomical Maps, Early Stars, Gas Expansion, Interstellar Gas, Polarimetry, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Radiation, Tables (Data)
Scientific paper
New observations of the linear interstellar polarization of starlight are used to study the geometric structure of the interstellar magnetic field in the vicinity of the Barnard Loop Nebula in Orion. The observed complex field structure cannot be explained by a simple radial expansion of a conducting gaseous shell into an initially parallel field. A satisfactory fit of the observations can be obtained by assuming that the interstellar gas in Orion is suspended in an interstellar 'magnetic pocket'. It is suggested that the formation of the observed dense interstellar clouds and very young stars in the Orion aggregate is a result of the local structure of the interstellar magnetic field.
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