2009ApJ...695.1399T -
Astrophys. J., 695, 1399-1412 (2009/April-3)
Evolution of magnetic fields in high mass star formation: submillimeter array dust polarization image of the ultracompact H II region G5.89-0.39.
TANG Y.-W., HO P.T.P., GIRART J.M., RAO R., KOCH P. and LAI S.-P.
Abstract (from CDS):
We report high angular resolution (3'') Submillimeter Array (SMA) observations of the molecular cloud associated with the Ultracompact H II region G5.89 - 0.39. Imaged dust continuum emission at 870 µm reveals significant linear polarization. The position angles (P.A.s) of the polarization vary enormously but smoothly in a region of 2x104 AU. Based on the distribution of the P.A.s and the associated structures, the polarized emission can be separated roughly into two components. The component "x" is associated with a well-defined dust ridge at 870 µm, and is likely tracing a compressed B field. The component "o" is located at the periphery of the dust ridge and is probably from the original B field associated with a pre-existing extended structure. The global B field morphology in G5.89, as inferred from the P.A.s, is clearly disturbed by the expansion of the H II region and the molecular outflows. Using the Chandrasekhar-Fermi method, we estimate from the smoothness of the field structures that the B field strength in the plane of sky can be no more than 2-3 mG. We then compare the energy densities in the radiation, the B field, and the mechanical motions as deduced from the C17O 3-2 line emission. We conclude that the B field structures are already overwhelmed and dominated by the radiation, outflows, and turbulence from the newly formed massive stars.
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ISM: individual: G5.89-0.39 - ISM: magnetic fields - polarization - stars: formation
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