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Probing the magnetic field structure in the filamentary cloud IC5146

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 September 2016

Jia-Wei Wang
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy & Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan email: noonethere94@hotmail.com; slai@phys.nthu.edu.tw
Chakali Eswaraiah
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy & Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan email: noonethere94@hotmail.com; slai@phys.nthu.edu.tw Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational-Sciences (ARIES), India Institute of Astronomy, National Central University, Taiwan
Shih-Ping Lai
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy & Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan email: noonethere94@hotmail.com; slai@phys.nthu.edu.tw
D. P. Clemens
Affiliation:
Institute for Astrophysical Research, Boston University, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Wen-Ping Chen
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, National Central University, Taiwan
Anil K. Pandey
Affiliation:
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational-Sciences (ARIES), India
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Abstract

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IC5146 is one of the filamentary clouds observed in Herschel Gould Belt Survey. Here we present our polarization observations toward IC5146 taken with AIMPOL, TRIPOL and Mimir. Our results reveal that the large scale structure of magnetic field is well perpendicular to the main filament, but is likely parallel to the sub-filaments, which are structure extended out from the main filaments. We have also conducted CO observations to reveal the gas kinematics along the filaments or magnetic field; this result suggests the gas is possibly confined by magnetic field in most of the region until reaching supercritical. Based on our results, we suggests that at least four types of filaments can be found in IC5146, behaving different physical properties and consistent with different formation mechanisms. Our conclusions reveal that filaments are a combination of a variety types of objects.

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Poster Papers
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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