Recent progress in theory and observational study of dust grain alignment and rotational disruption in star-forming regions

LN Tram, T Hoang - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Modern understanding of dust astrophysics reveals that radiative torques (RATs) arising
from the radiation–dust interaction can induce two fundamental effects: grain alignment and …

Magnetic fields in star formation: from clouds to cores

K Pattle, L Fissel, M Tahani, T Liu… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
In this chapter we review recent advances in understanding the roles that magnetic fields
play throughout the star formation process, gained through observations and simulations of …

Star cluster progenitors are dynamically decoupled from their parent molecular clouds

N Peretto, AJ Rigby, F Louvet, GA Fuller… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The formation of stellar clusters dictates the pace at which galaxies evolve, and solving the
question of their formation will undoubtedly lead to a better understanding of the Universe as …

3D magnetic-field morphology of the Perseus molecular cloud

M Tahani, W Lupypciw, J Glover, R Plume… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. Despite recent observational and theoretical advances in mapping the magnetic
fields associated with molecular clouds, their three-dimensional (3D) morphology remains …

Filament coalescence and hub structure in Mon R2-Implications for massive star and cluster formation

MSN Kumar, D Arzoumanian, A Men'Shchikov… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
There is growing evidence of the role of hub-filament systems (HFS) in the formation of stars
from low to high masses. As of today, however, the detailed structures of these systems are …

Magnetic fields in star formation: a complete compilation of all the DCF estimations

J Liu, K Qiu, Q Zhang - The Astrophysical Journal, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Davis–Chandrasekhar–Fermi (DCF) method provides an indirect way to
estimate the magnetic field strength from statistics of magnetic field orientations. We compile …

A cold accretion flow onto one component of a multiple protostellar system

NM Murillo, EF van Dishoeck, A Hacar… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. Gas accretion flows transport material from the cloud core onto the protostar. In
multiple protostellar systems, it is not clear if the delivery mechanism is preferential or more …

Three-dimensional magnetic fields of molecular clouds

M Tahani - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022 - frontiersin.org
To investigate the role of magnetic fields in the evolution of the interstellar medium,
formation and evolution of molecular clouds, and ultimately the formation of stars, their three …

The JCMT BISTRO-2 Survey: Magnetic fields of the massive DR21 filament

TC Ching, K Qiu, D Li, Z Ren, SP Lai… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present 850 μm dust polarization observations of the massive DR21 filament from the B-
fields In STar-forming Region Observations (BISTRO) survey, using the POL-2 polarimeter …

B-fields in Star-forming Region Observations (BISTRO): Magnetic fields in the filamentary structures of Serpens Main

W Kwon, K Pattle, S Sadavoy, CLH Hull… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present 850 μm polarimetric observations toward the Serpens Main molecular cloud
obtained using the POL-2 polarimeter on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope as part of the …