Magnetic fields in molecular clouds
RM Crutcher - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2012 - annualreviews.org
This review examines observations of magnetic fields in molecular clouds and what those
observations tell us about the theory of molecular cloud evolution and star formation. First …
observations tell us about the theory of molecular cloud evolution and star formation. First …
Theory of star formation
CF McKee, EC Ostriker - Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys., 2007 - annualreviews.org
We review current understanding of star formation, outlining an overall theoretical framework
and the observations that motivate it. A conception of star formation has emerged in which …
and the observations that motivate it. A conception of star formation has emerged in which …
Star formation efficiency and dispersal of giant molecular clouds with UV radiation feedback: dependence on gravitational boundedness and magnetic fields
JG Kim, EC Ostriker, N Filippova - The Astrophysical Journal, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Molecular clouds are supported by turbulence and magnetic fields, but quantifying their
influence on cloud life cycle and star formation efficiency (SFE) remains an open question …
influence on cloud life cycle and star formation efficiency (SFE) remains an open question …
Planck intermediate results-xxxv. probing the role of the magnetic field in the formation of structure in molecular clouds
PAR Ade, N Aghanim, MIR Alves, M Arnaud… - Astronomy & …, 2016 - aanda.org
Within ten nearby (d< 450 pc) Gould belt molecular clouds we evaluate statistically the
relative orientation between the magnetic field projected on the plane of sky, inferred from …
relative orientation between the magnetic field projected on the plane of sky, inferred from …
Turbulent molecular clouds
P Hennebelle, E Falgarone - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2012 - Springer
Stars form within molecular clouds but our understanding of this fundamental process
remains hampered by the complexity of the physics that drives their evolution. We review our …
remains hampered by the complexity of the physics that drives their evolution. We review our …
The role of magnetic fields in setting the star formation rate and the initial mass function
MR Krumholz, C Federrath - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Star-forming gas clouds are strongly magnetized, and their ionization fractions are high
enough to place them close to the regime of ideal magnetohydrodyamics on all but the …
enough to place them close to the regime of ideal magnetohydrodyamics on all but the …
Gaia EDR3 reveals the substructure and complicated star formation history of the Greater Taurus-Auriga star-forming complex
DM Krolikowski, AL Kraus… - The Astronomical Journal, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Taurus-Auriga complex is the prototypical low-mass star-forming region, and
provides a unique testbed of the star formation process, which left observable imprints on …
provides a unique testbed of the star formation process, which left observable imprints on …
Interferometric observations of magnetic fields in forming stars
CLH Hull, Q Zhang - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The magnetic field is a key ingredient in the recipe of star formation. However, the
importance of the magnetic field in the early stages of the formation of low-and high-mass …
importance of the magnetic field in the early stages of the formation of low-and high-mass …
Balloon-borne submillimeter polarimetry of the Vela C molecular cloud: systematic dependence of polarization fraction on column density and local polarization-angle …
LM Fissel, PAR Ade, FE Angilè, P Ashton… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We present results for Vela C obtained during the 2012 flight of the Balloon-borne Large
Aperture Submillimeter Telescope for Polarimetry. We mapped polarized intensity across …
Aperture Submillimeter Telescope for Polarimetry. We mapped polarized intensity across …
Studies of regular and random magnetic fields in the ISM: statistics of polarization vectors and the Chandrasekhar-Fermi technique
D Falceta-Gonçalves, A Lazarian… - The Astrophysical …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Polarimetry is extensively used as a tool to trace the interstellar magnetic field projected on
the plane of sky. Moreover, it is also possible to estimate the magnetic field intensity from …
the plane of sky. Moreover, it is also possible to estimate the magnetic field intensity from …