The JCMT BISTRO Survey: Revealing the Diverse Magnetic Field Morphologies in Taurus Dense Cores with Sensitive Submillimeter Polarimetry
Journal article, 2021

We have obtained sensitive dust continuum polarization observations at 850 μm in the B213 region of Taurus using POL-2 on SCUBA-2 at the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope as part of the B-fields in STar-forming Region Observations (BISTRO) survey. These observations allow us to probe magnetic field (B-field) at high spatial resolution (∼2000 au or ∼0.01 pc at 140 pc) in two protostellar cores (K04166 and K04169) and one prestellar core (Miz-8b) that lie within the B213 filament. Using the Davis-Chandrasekhar-Fermi method, we estimate the B-field strengths in K04166, K04169, and Miz-8b to be 38 ± 14, 44 ± 16, and 12 ± 5 μG, respectively. These cores show distinct mean B-field orientations. The B-field in K04166 is well ordered and aligned parallel to the orientations of the core minor axis, outflows, core rotation axis, and large-scale uniform B-field, in accordance with magnetically regulated star formation via ambipolar diffusion taking place in K04166. The B-field in K04169 is found to be ordered but oriented nearly perpendicular to the core minor axis and large-scale B-field and not well correlated with other axes. In contrast, Miz-8b exhibits a disordered B-field that shows no preferred alignment with the core minor axis or large-scale field. We found that only one core, K04166, retains a memory of the large-scale uniform B-field. The other two cores, K04169 and Miz-8b, are decoupled from the large-scale field. Such a complex B-field configuration could be caused by gas inflow onto the filament, even in the presence of a substantial magnetic flux.

Author

Chakali Eswaraiah

Chinese Academy of Sciences

D. Li

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ray S. Furuya

Tokushima University

Tetsuo Hasegawa

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

D. Ward-Thompson

University of Central Lancashire

Keping Qiu

Nanjing University

Nagayoshi Ohashi

Academia Sinica

Kate Pattle

National University of Ireland

S. I. Sadavoy

Queen's University

Charles L. H. Hull

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

David Berry

East Asian Observatory

Yasuo Doi

University of Tokyo

Tao-Chung Ching

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Shih-Ping Lai

National Tsing Hua University

Jia-Wei Wang

Academia Sinica

Patrick M. Koch

Academia Sinica

Jungmi Kwon

University of Tokyo

Woojin Kwon

Seoul National University

Pierre Bastien

Université de Montréal

Doris Arzoumanian

Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille

Simon Coudé

Universities Space Research Association

Archana Soam

Universities Space Research Association

Lapo Fanciullo

Academia Sinica

Hsi-Wei Yen

Academia Sinica

Junhao Liu

Nanjing University

Thiem Hoang

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

Wen Ping Chen

National Central University

Yoshito Shimajiri

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Tie Liu

Shanghai Astronomical Observatory

Zhiwei Chen

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Hua-Bai Li

Chinese University of Hong Kong

A. Lyo

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

Jihye Hwang

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

R. Rao

Academia Sinica

Nguyen Bich Ngoc

Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology

Pham Ngoc Diep

Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology

Steve Mairs

East Asian Observatory

Harriet Parsons

East Asian Observatory

Motohide Tamura

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

M. Tahani

National Research Council Canada

Huei-Ru Vivien Chen

Academia Sinica

Fumitaka Nakamura

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

H. Shinnaga

Kagoshima University

Ya-Wen Tang

Academia Sinica

Jungyeon Cho

Chungnam National University

Chang Won Lee

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

Shu-Ichiro Inutsuka

Nagoya University

Tsuyoshi Inoue

Nagoya University

Kazunari Iwasaki

Doshisha University

Lei Qian

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Jinjin Xie

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Dalei Li

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Hong-Li Liu

Shanghai Astronomical Observatory

Chuan-Peng Zhang

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Michael Chun-Yuan Chen

University of Victoria

Guoyin Zhang

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Lei Zhu

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Jianjun Zhou

Chinese Academy of Sciences

P. André

Institut de Recherche sur les Lois Fondamentales de l'Univers

Sheng-Yuan Liu

Academia Sinica

Jinghua Yuan

Chinese Academy of Sciences

X. Lu

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Nicolas Peretto

Cardiff University

T. L. Bourke

SKA Organisation

Do Young Byun

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

Sophia Dai

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Yan Duan

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Hao-Yuan Duan

National Tsing Hua University

D. J. Eden

Liverpool John Moores University

B. C. Matthews

National Research Council Canada

J. Fiege

University of Manitoba

Laura M. Fissel

Queen's University

Kee-Tae Kim

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

Chin-Fei Lee

Academia Sinica

Jongsoo Kim

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

Tae-Soo Pyo

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI)

Yunhee Choi

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

Minho Choi

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

A. Chrysostomou

SKA Organisation

Eun Jung Chung

Chungnam National University

Le Ngoc Tram

Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology

Erica Franzmann

University of Manitoba

P. Friberg

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

R. Friesen

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

G. A. Fuller

University of Manchester

T. Gledhill

University of Hertfordshire

Sarah F. Graves

East Asian Observatory

Jane Greaves

Cardiff University

Matt Griffin

Cardiff University

Qilao Gu

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Ilseung Han

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

Jennifer Hatchell

University of Exeter

Saeko Hayashi

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

D. Johnstone

Western University

Koji S. Kawabata

Hiroshima University

Il-Gyo Jeong

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

Ji-hyun Kang

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

Sung-Ju Kang

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

Miju Kang

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

Akimasa Kataoka

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

F. Kemper

Academia Sinica

M.G. Rawlings

East Asian Observatory

J. M.C. Rawlings

University College London (UCL)

Brendan Retter

Cardiff University

John Richer

University of Cambridge

Andrew Rigby

Cardiff University

Hiro Saito

University of Tsukuba

Giorgio Savini

University College London (UCL)

A. M. M. Scaife

University of Manchester

Masumichi Seta

Kwansei Gakuin University

Gwanjeong Kim

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Kyoung Hee Kim

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

Mi-Ryang Kim

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

F. Kirchschlager

University College London (UCL)

J. Kirk

University of Central Lancashire

Masato I. N. Kobayashi

Tohoku University

Vera Konyves

University of Central Lancashire

Takayoshi Kusune

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Kevin Lacaille

McMaster University

Chi Yan Law

Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Astronomy and Plasmaphysics

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Sang Sung Lee

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

Yong-Hee Lee

Kyung Hee University

Masafumi Matsumura

Kagawa University

Gerald H. Moriarty-Schieven

National Research Council Canada

Tetsuya Nagata

Graduate School of Science

Hiroyuki Nakanishi

Kagoshima University

Takashi Onaka

University of Tokyo

Geumsook Park

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

X. D. Tang

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Kohji Tomisaka

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Yusuke Tsukamoto

Kagoshima University

Serena Viti

University College London (UCL)

Hongchi Wang

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Anthony Whitworth

Cardiff University

Hyunju Yoo

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

Hyeong-Sik Yun

Kyung Hee University

Tetsuya Zenko

Graduate School of Science

Yapeng Zhang

Chinese University of Hong Kong

I. De Looze

University College London (UCL)

C. D. Dowell

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

S. Eyres

University of South Wales

Jean-François Robitaille

Grenoble Alpes University

Sven Van Loo

University of Leeds

Astrophysical Journal Letters

2041-8205 (ISSN) 2041-8213 (eISSN)

Vol. 912 2 L27

Subject Categories

Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

Other Physics Topics

Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics

DOI

10.3847/2041-8213/abeb1c

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Latest update

10/25/2022