Polarimetric and photometric investigation of a dark globule LDN 1225: distance, extinction law, and magnetic fields

Abstract

We present the results based on the optical $R$-band polarization observations of 280 stars distributed towards the dark globule LDN\,1225. {\it Gaia} data release 2 parallaxes along with the polarization data of $\sim$200 stars have been used to (a) constrain the distance of LDN\,1225 as 830$\pm$83~pc, (b) determine the contribution of interstellar polarization (ISP), and (c) characterize the dust properties and delineate the magnetic field (B-field) morphology of LDN\,1225. We find that B-fields are more organized and exhibit a small dispersion of 12$\degr$. Using the ${}^{12}$CO molecular line data from the Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO), along with the column density, dispersion in B-fields, we estimate B-field strength to be $\sim$56\,$\pm$\,10\,$\mu$G, magnetic to turbulence pressure to be $\sim$3\,$\pm$\,2, and the mass-to-magnetic flux ratio (in units of critical value) to be~$<$\,1. These results indicate the dominant role of B-fields in comparison to turbulence and gravity in rendering the cloud support. B-fields are aligned parallel to the low-density parts (traced by ${}^{12}$CO map) of the cloud, in contrast they are neither parallel nor perpendicular to the high-density core structures (traced by ${}^{13}$CO and C${}^{18}$O maps). LDN\,1225 hosts two 70\,$\mu$m sources which seem to be of low-mass Class 0 sources. The total-to-selective extinction derived using optical and near-infrared photometric data is found to be anomalous ($R_V$~$=$~3.4), suggesting dust grain growth in LDN\,1225. Polarization efficiency of dust grains follows a power-law index of $-$0.7 inferring that optical polarimetry traces B-fields in the outer parts of the cloud.

arXiv comment32 Pages, 19 Figures, and 7 Tables. Accepted for its publication in ApJ

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