BISTRO: Magnetic Fields in Serpens Main

  • Kwon, Woojin (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
  • Published : 2019.04.10

Abstract

The B-fields In STar-forming Region Observations (BISTRO 1 and 2) is a large program of the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) using SCUBA-2 and POL-2, starting in 2016. We aim to study the roles of magnetic fields in star formation by observing 32 fields of nearby low-mass and high-mass star forming regions. The angular resolution and the wavelength provided by JCMT (14 arcsecond at 850 micrometer) are ideal to investigate the intermediate scales of magnetic fields (1000-20000 au) associated in cold dense cores and filaments. We report the current status of this project and discuss the magnetic fields of the Serpens Main molecular cloud in which several filaments with various physical properties have been identified.

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