Near-Infrared Polarimetry of the Eagle Nebula (M16)

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dc.creatorSugitani, Koji
dc.creatorWatanabe, Makoto
dc.creatorTamura, Motohide
dc.creatorKandori, Ryo
dc.creatorHough, J. H.
dc.creatorNishiyama, Shogo
dc.creatorNakajima, Yasushi
dc.creatorKusakabe, Nobuhiko
dc.creatorHashimoto, Jun
dc.creatorNagayama, Takahiro
dc.creatorNagashima, Chie
dc.creatorKato, Daisuke
dc.creatorFukuda, Naoya
dc.date2007-06-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:05:14Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:05:14Z
dc.descriptionWe carried out deep and wide (about 8' x 8') JHKs imaging polarimetry in the southern region of the Eagle Nebula (M16). The polarization intensity map reveals that two YSOs with near-IR reflection nebulae are located at the tips of two famous molecular pillars (Pillars 1 and 2) facing toward the exciting stars of M16. The centrosymmetric polarization pattern are consistent with those around class I objects having circumstellar envelopes, confirming that star formation is now taking place at the two tips of the pillars under the influence of UV radiation from the exciting stars. Polarization measurements of point sources show that magnetic fields are aligned along some of the pillars but in a direction that is quite different to the global structure in M16.
dc.description9 figures, PASJ, Vol. 59, No. 3, June 25, 2007
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0706.1626
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0706.1626
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/130214
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleNear-Infrared Polarimetry of the Eagle Nebula (M16)
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