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 …

Gravity-driven magnetic field at∼ 1000 au scales in high-mass star formation

P Sanhueza, JM Girart, M Padovani… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
A full understanding of high-mass star formation requires the study of one of the most elusive
components of the energy balance in the interstellar medium: magnetic fields. We report …

The JCMT BISTRO Survey: Magnetic fields associated with a network of filaments in NGC 1333

Y Doi, T Hasegawa, RS Furuya, S Coudé… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present new observations of the active star formation region NGC 1333 in the Perseus
molecular cloud complex from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope B-Fields In Star-forming …

Mother of dragons-A massive, quiescent core in the dragon cloud (IRDC G028. 37+ 00.07)

AT Barnes, J Liu, Q Zhang, JC Tan, F Bigiel… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. Core accretion models of massive star formation require the existence of massive,
starless cores within molecular clouds. Yet, only a small number of candidates for such truly …

The ALMA Survey of 70 μm Dark High-mass Clumps in Early Stages (ASHES). IV. Star Formation Signatures in G023. 477

K Morii, P Sanhueza, F Nakamura… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
With a mass of∼ 1000 M⊙ and a surface density of∼ 0.5 g cm− 2, G023. 477+ 0.114, also
known as IRDC 18310-4, is an infrared dark cloud (IRDC) that has the potential to form high …

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 …

JCMT POL-2 and BISTRO Survey observations of magnetic fields in the L1689 molecular cloud

K Pattle, SP Lai, J Di Francesco… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present 850 μm polarization observations of the L1689 molecular cloud, part of the
nearby Ophiuchus molecular cloud complex, taken with the POL-2 polarimeter on the James …

B-fields and Dust in Interstellar Filaments Using Dust Polarization (BALLAD-POL). I. The Massive Filament G11. 11–0.12 Observed by SOFIA/HAWC+

NB Ngoc, PN Diep, T Hoang, NC Giang… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the first measurement of polarized thermal dust emission toward the entire
infrared dark cloud G11. 11− 0.12 taken by the polarimeter SOFIA/HAWC+ at 214 μm. The …

ALMA–IRDC: dense gas mass distribution from cloud to core scales

AT Barnes, JD Henshaw, F Fontani… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Infrared dark clouds (IRDCs) are potential hosts of the elusive early phases of high mass
star formation (HMSF). Here, we conduct an in-depth analysis of the fragmentation …

ATOMS: ALMA Three-millimeter Observations of Massive Star-forming regions–V. Hierarchical fragmentation and gas dynamics in IRDC G034. 43+ 00.24

HL Liu, A Tej, T Liu, N Issac, A Saha… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We present new 3-mm continuum and molecular lines observations from the ATOMS survey
towards the massive protostellar clump, MM1, located in the filamentary infrared dark cloud …