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most citedThe JCMT Gould Belt Survey: First results from the SCUBA-2 observations of the Ophiuchus molecular cloud and a virial analysis of its prestellar core population

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astro-ph.GA2026

The magnetic field in M16: new results from the JCMT BISTRO survey

R. M. R. Tulloh, D. Ward-Thompson, J. Karoly +2

We present a study of the magnetic field (B-field) in the Eagle Nebula (M16) using data from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) B-fields In STar-forming Region Observations (…

astro-ph.GA2026

MAJORS II: HCO+& HCN Abundances in W40

René Plume, David J. Eden, Malcolm J. Currie +34

We present observations of HCN and HCO J = in the central region of the W40 massive star forming region. The observations were taken as part of a p…

astro-ph.GA2025

Fragmenting Filaments and Evolving Cores -- Insights from Dust Polarisation Study of a filament in Northern Orion B

Kshitiz K. Mallick, Doris Arzoumanian, Satoko Takahashi +5

We present an analysis of polarised dust emission at 850 micron for a parsec long filament in the northern part of the Orion B molecular cloud. The region was observed by the JCMT…

astro-ph.GA2025

Magnetic Fields in Massive Star-forming Regions (MagMaR). VI. Magnetic Field Dragging in the Filamentary High-mass Star-forming Region G35.20--0.74N due to Gravity

Jihye Hwang, Patricio Sanhueza, Josep Miquel Girart +27

We investigate the magnetic field orientation and strength in the massive star-forming region G35.20-0.74N (G35), using polarized dust emission data obtained with the Atacama Large…

astro-ph.GA2025

Mapping Magnetic Fields from Clouds to Cores with PRIMAger

Kate Pattle, Janik Karoly, Lorna Buhil Findlay +7

High-resolution, wide-area mapping of magnetic field geometries within molecular clouds, and the star-forming filaments and cores within them, is crucial in order to understand the…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 3 cited

The JCMT Gould Belt Survey Complete Core Catalogue: Core mass function variations between nearby molecular clouds

Kate Pattle, James Di Francesco, Jenny Hatchell +14

We present a catalogue of dense cores identified in James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) Gould Belt Survey SCUBA-2 observations of nearby star-forming clouds. We identified 2257 de…

astro-ph.GA2025

JCMT POL-2 observations of magnetic fields potentially shaped by outflows in the pre-planetary nebulae CRL 618 and OH231.8+4.2

Kate Pattle, Giorgio Savini

We present the first observations of magnetic fields in pre-planetary nebulae (PPNe) made with the POL-2 polarimeter on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT). We observed the PP…

astro-ph.GA2025

The SOMA-POL Survey. I. Polarization and magnetic field properties of massive protostars

Tuva Källberg, Chi Yan Law, Jonathan C. Tan +2

The role of magnetic fields in regulating the formation of massive stars remains much debated. Here we present sub-millimeter polarimetric observations with JCMT-POL2 at m…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 5 cited

The JCMT BISTRO-3 Survey: Variation of magnetic field orientations on parsec and sub-parsec scales in the massive star-forming region G28.34+0.06

Jihye Hwang, Kate Pattle, Chang Won Lee +35

Magnetic fields play a significant role in star-forming processes on core to clump scales. We investigate magnetic field orientations and strengths in the massive star-forming clum…

astro-ph.GA2025

Searching for star formation towards the Eos molecular cloud

Suryansh Saxena, Thomas J. Haworth, Blakesley Burkhart +5

The Eos cloud, recently discovered in the far ultraviolet via H fluorescence, is one of the nearest known dark molecular clouds to the Sun, with a distance spanning from $\sim9…

astro-ph.GA2025

A Nearby Dark Molecular Cloud in the Local Bubble Revealed via H Fluorescence

Blakesley Burkhart, Thavisha E. Dharmawardena, Shmuel Bialy +20

A longstanding prediction in interstellar theory posits that significant quantities of molecular gas, crucial for star formation, may be undetected due to being ``dark" in commonly…

astro-ph.GA2025

Magnetic fields in the Eos Cloud: dynamically important fields in the interface between atomic and molecular gas

Janik Karoly, Kate Pattle, Blakesley Burkhart +3

The recently-discovered Eos molecular cloud, is a CO-dark, low-density cloud located at a distance of approximately 94 pc from the Sun which does not appear to have formed stars at…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

Imprints of Stellar Feedback on Magnetic Fields in the Iris Nebula NGC 7023

Ekta Sharma, Kate Pattle, Di Li +5

We present 850 m polarized continuum observations carried out with the POL-2 polarimeter mounted on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) towards NGC 7023 located in the Ceph…

astro-ph.GA2025

The JCMT BISTRO Survey: Unveiling the Magnetic Fields around Galactic Center

Meng-Zhe Yang, Shih-Ping Lai, Janik Karoly +40

We acquired 450 μm and 850 μm dust continuum polarization observations toward the inner region of the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) as part of the B-Fields In Star-Forming Region Ob…

astro-ph.GA2025

The JCMT BISTRO Survey: Magnetic Fields Align with Orbital Structure in the Galactic Center

Janik Karoly, Derek Ward-Thompson, Kate Pattle +29

We present the magnetic field in the dense material of the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) of the Milky Way, traced in 850 m polarized dust emission as part of the James Clerk Maxw…

astro-ph.GA2025

The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: First results from the Corona Australis molecular cloud and evidence of variable dust emissivity indices in the Coronet region

Kate Pattle, David Bresnahan, Derek Ward-Thompson +47

We present 450m and 850m James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) observations of the Corona Australis (CrA) molecular cloud taken as part of the JCMT Gould Belt Legacy Survey (G…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 6 cited

A Tale of Three: Magnetic Fields along the Orion Integral-Shaped Filament as Revealed by JCMT BISTRO survey

Jintai Wu, Keping Qiu, Frederick Poidevin +152

As part of the BISTRO survey, we present JCMT 850 m polarimetric observations towards the Orion Integral-Shaped Filament (ISF) that covers three portions known as OMC-1, OMC-2,…

astro-ph.GA2024

Polarized Dust Emission in Arp220: Magnetic Fields in the Core of an Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy

David L Clements, Qizhou Zhang, K. Pattle +3

Arp 220 is the prototypical Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy (ULIRG), and one of the brightest objects in the extragalactic far-infrared sky. It is the result of a merger between two…

astro-ph.GA2024

Magnetic Fields in Massive Star-forming Regions (MagMaR). V. The Magnetic Field at the Onset of High-mass Star Formation

Patricio Sanhueza, Junhao Liu, Kaho Morii +36

A complete understanding of the initial conditions of high-mass star formation and what processes determine multiplicity require the study of the magnetic field (B-field) in young,…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

The JCMT BISTRO Survey: The magnetised evolution of star-forming cores in the Ophiuchus Molecular Cloud interpreted using Histograms of Relative Orientation

James P. Perry, Kate Pattle, Doug Johnstone +17

The relationship between B-field orientation and density structure in molecular clouds is often assessed using the Histogram of Relative Orientations (HRO). We perform a plane-of-t…

astro-ph.GA2024

The magnetic field in quiescent star-forming filament G16.96+0.27

Qi-Lao Gu, Tie Liu, Zhi-Qiang Shen +20

We present 850 μm thermal dust polarization observations with a resolution of 14.4"(~ 0.13 pc) towards an infrared dark cloud G16.96+0.27 using JCMT/POL-2. The average magnetic fie…

astro-ph.GA2024

The JCMT BISTRO Survey: The Magnetic Fields of the IC 348 Star-forming Region

Youngwoo Choi, Woojin Kwon, Kate Pattle +150

We present 850 m polarization observations of the IC 348 star-forming region in the Perseus molecular cloud as part of the B-fields In STar-forming Region Observation (BISTRO) s…

astro-ph.GA2024

Magnetic Fields Under Feedback: A Case Study of the Massive Star-Forming Hub G34.26+0.15

Zacariyya A. Khan, Kate Pattle, Sarah F. Graves

We present 850m polarized observations of the molecular cloud G34.26+0.15 taken using the POL-2 polarimeter mounted on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT). G34.26+0.15 is a…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 1 cited

The UK Submillimetre and Millimetre Astronomy Roadmap 2024

K. Pattle, P. S. Barry, A. W. Blain +31

In this Roadmap, we present a vision for the future of submillimetre and millimetre astronomy in the United Kingdom over the next decade and beyond. This Roadmap has been developed…