Optical polarimetry toward the Pipe nebula: revealing the importance of the magnetic field

2008/06/06 by F. O. Alves, G. A. P. Franco, J. M. Girart · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810091

4 pages, 2 figures

arxiv created 2008/06/06 · openalex publication_date 2008/06/09 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

Context. Magnetic fields are proposed to play an important role in the formation and support of self-gravitating clouds and the formation and evolution of protostars in such clouds.

Citations

• Observational Constraints on the Ages of Molecular Clouds and the Star Formation Timescale: Ambipolar‐Diffusion–controlled or Turbulence‐induced Star Formation?

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