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most citedMagnetic Field Morphology in Interstellar Clouds with the Velocity Gradient Technique

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44 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

Intermittency in the Multiphase ISM --- II. Non-Gaussian Dust Polarization and Foreground Variance

Yue Hu

Interstellar turbulence produces non-Gaussian polarized Galactic dust emission whose higher-order statistics depend on thermal phase and turbulent forcing. We synthesize optically…

astro-ph.GA2025

Obtaining Magnetization of Super-Alfvénic Turbulence with the Structure Functions of Gradient Directions

A. Lazarian, Yue Hu, D. Pogosyan

Super-Alfvénic turbulence is widespread in astrophysical environments, including molecular clouds and the diffuse plasma of galaxy clusters. At large scales, magnetic fields play o…

astro-ph.GA2024

Magnetic Field of Molecular Gas Measured with the Velocity Gradient Technique II: Curved Magnetic Field in kpc-Scale Bubble of NGC\,628

Mengke Zhao, Jianjun Zhou, Willem A. Baan +9

We report the detection of the ordered alignment between the magnetic field and kpc-scale bubbles in the nearby spiral galaxy, NGC\,628. Applying the Velocity Gradient Technique (V…

astro-ph.GA2023

Velocity Gradient and Stellar Polarization: Magnetic Field Tomography towards the L1688 Cloud

Tyler Schmaltz, Yue Hu, A. Lazarian

Magnetic fields are a defining yet enigmatic aspect of the interstellar medium (ISM), with their three-dimensional mapping posing a substantial challenge. In this study, we harness…

astro-ph.GA2023

Probing Three-Dimensional Magnetic Fields: II -- An Interpretable Convolutional Neural Network

Yue Hu, A. Lazarian, Yan Wu +1

Observing 3D magnetic fields, including orientation and strength, within the interstellar medium is vital but notoriously difficult. However, recent advances in our understanding o…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 1 cited

Magnetic Fields and Velocity Gradients in L1551: The Role of Stellar Feedback

Mingrui Liu, Yue Hu, Alex Lazarian

Magnetic fields play a crucial role in star formation, yet tracing them becomes particularly challenging, especially in the presence of outflow feedback in protostellar systems. We…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 18 cited

Nature of Striation in 21 cm Channel Maps: Velocity Caustics

Yue Hu, A. Lazarian, D. Alina +2

The alignment of striated intensity structures in thin neutral hydrogen (HI) spectroscopic channels with Galactic magnetic fields has been observed. However, the origin and nature…

astro-ph.CO2023★ 23 cited

Synchrotron Intensity Gradient Revealing Magnetic Fields in Galaxy Clusters

Yue Hu, C. Stuardi, A. Lazarian +3

Magnetic fields and their dynamical interplay with matter in galaxy clusters contribute to the physical properties and evolution of the intracluster medium. However, the current un…

astro-ph.GA2023

Damping of MHD Turbulence in A Partially Ionized Medium

Yue Hu, Siyao Xu, Lev Arzamasskiy +2

The coupling state between ions and neutrals in the interstellar medium plays a key role in the dynamics of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence, but is challenging to study numeri…

astro-ph.GA2023

Cosmic ray propagation in turbulent magnetic fields

Alex Lazarian, Siyao Xu, Yue Hu

Propagation of cosmic rays (CRs) in turbulent and magnetized astrophysical media is a long-standing problem that requires both understanding of the properties of turbulent magnetic…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 16 cited

Mapping the Galactic Magnetic Field Orientation and Strength in Three Dimensions

Yue Hu, Alex Lazarian

The mapping of the Galactic Magnetic Field (GMF) in three dimensions is essential to comprehend various astrophysical processes that occur within the Milky Way. This study endeavor…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 1 cited

Parallel and Perpendicular Alignments of Velocity Gradient and Magnetic Field observed in the Molecular Clouds L1478 and L1482

Tyler Schmaltz, Yue Hu, Alex Lazarian

Star formation is a complex process that typically occurs in dense regions of molecular clouds mainly regulated by magnetic fields, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence, and self-g…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 15 cited

Characterizing three-dimensional magnetic field, turbulence, and self-gravity in the star-forming region L1688

Yue Hu, Alex Lazarian

Interaction of three-dimensional magnetic fields, turbulence, and self-gravity in the molecular cloud is crucial in understanding star formation but has not been addressed so far.…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 15 cited

Multi-Phase Magnetic Fields in the Galaxy NGC 3627

Mingrui Liu, Yue Hu, A. Lazarian +2

Magnetic fields play an important role in the formation and evolution of a galaxy, but it is challenging to measure them by observation. Here we study the Seyfert galaxy NGC 3627's…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 35 cited

Turbulent Magnetic Field Amplification by the Interaction of Shock Wave and Inhomogeneous Medium

Yue Hu, Siyao Xu, James M. Stone +1

Magnetic fields on the order of 100 G observed in young supernova remnants cannot be amplified by shock compression alone. To investigate the amplification caused by turbulent d…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 10 cited

Magnetic Field of Molecular Gas Measured with the Velocity Gradient Technique I. Orion A

Mengke Zhao, Jianjun Zhou, Yue Hu +8

Magnetic fields play an important role in the evolution of molecular clouds and star formation. Using the Velocity Gradient Technique (VGT) model, we measured the magnetic field in…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 25 cited

Role of magnetic fields in fueling Seyfert nuclei

Yue Hu, Alex Lazarian, Rainer Beck +1

Molecular gas is believed to be the fuel for star formation and nuclear activity in Seyfert galaxies. To explore the role of magnetic fields in funneling molecular gas into the nuc…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 23 cited

SOFIA observations of 30 Doradus: II -- Magnetic fields and large scale gas kinematics

Le Ngoc Tram, Lars Bonne, Yue Hu +13

The heart of the Large Magellanic Cloud, 30 Doradus, is a complex region with a clear core-halo structure. Feedback from the stellar cluster R136 has been shown to be the main…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 26 cited

The Velocity Statistics of Turbulent Clouds in the Presence of Gravity, Magnetic fields, Radiation, and Outflow Feedback

Yue Hu, Christoph Federrath, Siyao Xu +1

The interaction of turbulence, magnetic fields, self-gravity, and stellar feedback within molecular clouds is crucial for understanding star formation. We study the effects of self…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 16 cited

Probing Three-Dimensional Magnetic Fields: I -- Polarized Dust Emission

Yue Hu, A. Lazarian

Polarized dust emission is widely used to trace the plane-of-the-sky (POS) component of interstellar magnetic fields in two dimensions. Its potential to access three-dimensional ma…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 16 cited

Decomposing Magnetic Fields in Three Dimensions over the Central Molecular Zone

Yue Hu, A. Lazarian, Q. Daniel Wang

Measuring magnetic fields in the interstellar medium and obtaining their distribution along line-of-sight is very challenging with the traditional techniques. The Velocity Gradient…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 51 cited

Superdiffusion of Cosmic Rays in Compressible Magnetized Turbulence

Yue Hu, A. Lazarian, Siyao Xu

Owing to the complexity of turbulent magnetic fields, modeling the diffusion of cosmic rays is challenging. Based on the current understanding of anisotropic magnetohydrodynamic (M…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 20 cited

Velocity Gradients: Magnetic Field Tomography towards the Supernova Remnant W44

Mingrui Liu, Yue Hu, Alex Lazarian

As a novel approach for tracing interstellar magnetic fields, the Velocity Gradient Technique (VGT) has been proven to be effective for probing magnetic fields in the diffuse inter…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 23 cited

Anisotropic Turbulence in Position-Position-Velocity Space: Probing Three-Dimensional Magnetic Fields

Yue Hu, A. Lazarian, Siyao Xu

Direct measurements of three-dimensional magnetic fields in the interstellar medium (ISM) are not achievable. However, the anisotropic nature of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulenc…