447 citations · 616 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
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astro-ph2007★ 169 cited
The Efficiency of Grain Alignment in Dense Interstellar Clouds: A Reassessment of Constraints from Near Infrared Polarization
D. C. B. Whittet, J. H. Hough, A. Lazarian +1
A detailed study of interstellar polarization efficiency toward molecular clouds is used to attempt discrimination between grain alignment mechanisms in dense regions of the ISM. B…
astro-ph2007★ 447 cited
Radiative torques: Analytical Model and Basic Properties
Alex Lazarian, Thiem Hoang
We attempt to get a physical insight into grain alignment processes by studying basic properties of radiative torques (RATs). For this purpose we consider a simple toy model of a h…