Grain Alignment, Polarization and Magnetic Fields
| dc.creator | Lazarian, A. | |
| dc.date | 2006-08-02 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T07:19:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T07:19:17Z | |
| dc.description | Aligned non-spherical dust particles polarize starlight passing through the dust cloud. They also emit polarized far infrared and sub-mm radiation. Substantial progress in understanding of grain alignment theory makes the interpretation of the polarized radiation in terms of underlying magnetic fields much more reliable. I discuss a number of fundamental processes that affect grain alignment. In particular, I shall discuss how subtle effects related to nuclear spins of the atoms alter the dynamics of dust grains. I shall discuss how the theory explains the existing observational data and demonstrate when the polarization can and cannot be interpreted in terms of the underlying magnetic fields. | |
| dc.description | 4 pages, 1 figure, summary ("extended abstract") of invited talk | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0608049 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0608049 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/114568 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | Grain Alignment, Polarization and Magnetic Fields | |
| dc.type | text |