Magnetic fields and stardust
R. H. Hildebrand;
QJRAS, 1988, 29, 327
ABSTRACT:The purpose of this paper is to outline the principles governing the use of far-infrared and submillimeter polarimetry to investigate magnetic
fields and dust in interstellar clouds.
Particular topics of discussion are
the alignment of dust grains in dense clouds, the dependence on wavelength
of polarization due to emission or to partial absorption by aligned
grains, the nature of that dependence for mixtures of grains with different
properties, and the problem of distinguishing between (1) the effects of the shapes
and dielectric functions of the grains and (2) the degree and direction of
their alignment.
KEYWORDS: cosmic dust, interstellar magnetic fields, interstellar matter, far infrared radiation, molecular clouds, polarimetry, submillimeter waves
PERSOKEY:polarisation, fir, submillimeter, ,
CODE: hildebrand88a