Unveiling a magnetized jet from a low-mass protostar

Chin-Fei Lee; Hsiang-Chih Hwang; Tao-Chung Ching; Naomi Hirano; Shih-Ping Lai; Ramprasad Rao; Paul. T. P Ho

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07143-8

Nature Communications (Nov 2018)

Unveiling a magnetized jet from a low-mass protostar

Chin-Fei Lee,
Hsiang-Chih Hwang,
Tao-Chung Ching,
Naomi Hirano,
Shih-Ping Lai,
Ramprasad Rao,
Paul. T. P Ho

Affiliations

Chin-Fei Lee: Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hsiang-Chih Hwang: Graduate Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, National Taiwan University
Tao-Chung Ching: Institute of Astronomy and Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University
Naomi Hirano: Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Shih-Ping Lai: Institute of Astronomy and Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University
Ramprasad Rao: Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Paul. T. P Ho: Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07143-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The presence of magnetic fields in protostellar jets has been predicted theoretically, but its experimental confirmation has been elusive so far. Here, the authors report the detection of SiO line polarisation in the HH 211 protostellar jet, indicative of the onset of magnetic fields.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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