The Alignment of the Magnetic Field and Collimated Outflows in Star‐forming Regions: The Case of NGC 2071 | Zendy

Martin Houde | Zendy; T. G. Phillips | Zendy; Pierre Bastien | Zendy; R. Peng | Zendy; Hiroshige Yoshida | Zendy

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The Alignment of the Magnetic Field and Collimated Outflows in Star‐forming Regions: The Case of NGC 2071

Author(s) -

Martin Houde,

T. G. Phillips,

Pierre Bastien,

R. Peng,

Hiroshige Yoshida

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

the astrophysical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.376

H-Index - 489

eISSN - 1538-4357

pISSN - 0004-637X

DOI - 10.1086/318339

Subject(s) - collimated light , magnetic field , physics , astrophysics , stars , field (mathematics) , star formation , star (game theory) , astronomy , molecular cloud , optics , laser , mathematics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics

The magnetic field is believed to play a crucial role in the process of starformation. From the support it provides during the initial collapse ofmolecular clouds to the creation of strong collimated jets responsible forlarge mass losses, current theories predict its importance in many differentstages during the formation of stars. Here we report on observational evidencewhich tests one aspect that can be inferred from these theories: the alignmentbetween the local magnetic field and collimated bipolar outflows in suchenvironments. There is good evidence of an alignment in the case of NGC 2071.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figure

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