Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-08-19
JQSRT 2003, vol.79-80, p921
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted by The Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. Replaced version corrects an error in the definit
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0022-4073(02)00329-1
A Monte Carlo light scattering code incorporating aligned non-spherical particles is described. The major effects on the flux distribution, linear polarisation and circular polarisation are presented, with emphasis on the application to Young Stellar Objects (YSOs). The need for models with non-spherical particles in order to successfully model polarisation data is reviewed. The ability of this type of model to map magnetic field structure in embedded YSOs is described. The possible application to the question of the origin of biomolecular homochirality via UV circular polarisation in star forming regions is also briefly discussed.
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