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astro-ph.GA2026

B-fields In STar-forming Region Observations (BISTRO): Dual-Wavelength Constraints on Size-Dependent Grain Alignment in Star-Forming Regions

Ray S. Furuya, David Berry, Pierre Bastien +65

We compared 450 and 850 m POL-2 observations from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope at resolution. The median absolute difference in polarization angle between bands is…

astro-ph.GA2026

B-fields In STar-forming Region Observations (BISTRO): Technical Foundations for Quantitative 450/850 m JCMT SCUBA-2/POL-2 Polarimetry

Ray S. Furuya, David Berry, Pierre Bastien +59

We present five technical validations of SCUBA-2/POL-2 polarimetry on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope at 450 and 850 m, using 174 archival fields in 69 molecular cloud regions…

astro-ph.GA2026

UCLCHEM 4.0: An open source gas-grain astrochemistry simulation framework

Gijs Vermariën, Serena Viti, Tobias M. Dijkhuis +4

Astrochemical modeling is a key tool for the understanding of the formation and destruction of molecules in the dense gas of the interstellar medium, as observed by modern day obse…

astro-ph.GA2026

Grain alignment and dust evolution physics with polarisation (GRADE-POL). II. On the physical basis of Serkowski and super-Serkowski polarisation spectra

Le Ngoc Tram, Thiem Hoang, B-G Andersson +4

Optical-to-near-infrared interstellar polarisation, induced by aligned dust grains, generally follows a convex wavelength dependence, known as the Serkowski relation. However, obse…

astro-ph.GA2026

B-fields And dust in interstelLar fiLAments using Dust POLarization (BALLAD-POL): VI. Grain alignment mechanisms in the massive quiescent filament G16.96+0.27 using dust polarization observations from JCMT/POL-2

Saikhom Pravash, Thiem Hoang, Archana Soam +5

Dust polarization induced by aligned non-spherical grains acts as an important tool to trace the magnetic field (B-field) morphologies and strengths in molecular clouds and constra…

astro-ph.GA2026

SIMPLIFI-Study of Interstellar Magnetic Polarization: A Legacy Investigation of Filaments. II. Enhancement of grain alignment near embedded protostars in the DR21 Ridge

S. Kumar, T. G. S. Pillai, G. V. Panopoulou +10

Thermal dust continuum polarimetry is a powerful indirect probe of magnetic field geometry in dense molecular clouds while at the same time providing information on the alignment o…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 1 cited

One-dimensional and time-dependent modelling of complex organic molecules in protostars

Le Ngoc Tram, Serena Viti, Katarzyna M. Dutkowska +5

Complex organic molecules (COMs), the building blocks of life, have been extensively detected under various physical conditions, from quiescent clouds to star-forming regions. They…

astro-ph.GA2026

Galactic Dust Polarization in Turbulent Multiphase ISM: On the Origin of the Asymmetry

Yue Hu, Bao Truong, Thiem Hoang +1

Polarized thermal emission from Galactic dust is the dominant foreground for CMB polarization measurements at high frequencies, with its statistical properties shaped by the interp…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

3D B-fieLds in the InterStellar medium and Star-forming regions (3D-BLISS): I. Using Starlight Polarization in the Massive IRDC Filament G11.11-0.12

Bao Truong, Thiem Hoang, Nguyen Bich Ngoc +3

Measuring three-dimensional magnetic fields (3D B-fields) is essential to understand the formation and evolution of the interstellar medium and multi-scale star formation; however,…

astro-ph.GA2025

B-fields And dust in interstelLar fiLAments using Dust POLarization (BALLAD-POL): IV. Grain alignment mechanisms in Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) using polarization observations from JCMT/POL-2

Saikhom Pravash, Thiem Hoang, Archana Soam +4

The polarization of starlight and thermal dust emission from aligned non-spherical grains provides a powerful tool for tracing magnetic field morphologies and strengths in diffuse…

astro-ph.GA2025

Supermassive black hole mass measurement in the spiral galaxy NGC 4736 Using JWST/NIRSpec stellar kinematics

Dieu D. Nguyen, Hai N. Ngo, Tinh Q. T. Le +12

We present accurate mass measurements of the central supermassive black hole (SMBH) in NGC 4736 (M 94).\ We used the ``gold-standard" stellar absorption features (CO band heads) at…

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

B-fields And dust in interstelLar fiLAments using Dust POLarization (BALLAD-POL): III. Grain alignment and disruption mechanisms in G34.43+0.24 using polarization observations from JCMT/POL-2

Saikhom Pravash, Archana Soam, Pham Ngoc Diep +3

Polarization of starlight and thermal dust emission due to aligned non-spherical grains helps us to trace magnetic field (B-field) morphology in molecular clouds and to study grain…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

Grain alignment and dust evolution physics with polarisation (GRADE-POL). I. Dust polarisation modelling for isolated starless cores

Le Ngoc Tram, Thiem Hoang, Alex Lazarian +6

The polarisation of light induced by aligned interstellar dust serves as a significant tool in investigating cosmic magnetic fields, dust properties, and poses a challenge in chara…

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

A Survey of Magnetic Field Properties in Bok Globules

Tamojeet Roychowdhury, Thushara G. S. Pillai, Claudia Vilega-Rodrigues +4

Bok globules are small, dense clouds that act as isolated precursors for the formation of single or binary stars. Although recent dust polarization surveys, primarily with Planck,…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 3 cited

Supernova Shocks in Molecular Clouds: Shocks Driven into Dense Cores in IC 443 and 3C 391

William T. Reach, Ngoc Le Tram, Curtis DeWitt +3

Supernova shocks into dense molecular cores in IC 443 (clumps B, C, and G) and 3C 391 were observed using the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy and complemented by a…

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

SOFIA/EXES observations of warm H2 at high spectral resolution: II. IC443C, NGC2071, and 3C391

David A. Neufeld, Curtis DeWitt, Pierre Lesaffre +4

Using the EXES instrument on SOFIA, we have obtained velocity-resolved spectra of several pure rotational lines of H2 toward shocked molecular gas within three Galactic sources: th…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 7 cited

Mapping and characterizing magnetic fields in the Rho Ophiuchus-A molecular cloud with SOFIA/HAWC

Ngân Lê, Le Ngoc Tram, Agata Karska +10

(abridged) Together with gravity, turbulence, and stellar feedback, magnetic fields (B-fields) are thought to play a critical role in the evolution of molecular clouds and star for…

astro-ph.GA2024

Gas kinematics and dynamics of Carina Pillars: A case study of G287.76-0.87

Ngo-Duy Tung, Le Ngoc Tram, Archana Soam +4

We study the kinematics of a pillar, namely G287.76-0.87, using three rotational lines of CO(5-4), CO(8-7), CO(11-10), and a fine structure line of [OI] $63\,μ…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 8 cited

Understanding the Multi-wavelength Thermal Dust Polarisation from the Orion Molecular Cloud in Light of the Radiative Torque Paradigm

Le Ngoc Tram, Thiem Hoang, Helmut Wiesemeyer +4

Dust grains are important in various astrophysical processes and serve as indicators of interstellar medium structures, density, and mass. Understanding their physical properties a…

astro-ph.GA2024

B-fields And dust in interstelLar fiLAments using Dust POLarization (BALLAD-POL): II. Testing the Radiative Torque Paradigm in Musca and OMC-1

Nguyen Bich Ngoc, Thiem Hoang, Pham Ngoc Diep +1

Polarization of starlight and thermal dust emission caused by aligned dust grains is a valuable tool to characterize magnetic fields (B-fields) and constrain dust properties. Howev…

astro-ph.GA2024

Probing the dust grain alignment mechanisms in spiral galaxies with M51 as the case study

Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez, Le Ngoc Tram

Magnetic fields (B-fields) in galaxies have recently been traced using far-infrared and sub-mm polarimetric observations with SOFIA, JCMT, and ALMA. The main assumption is that dus…