作者: Kate Pattle , Laura Fissel
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摘要: Observations of star-forming regions by the current and upcoming generation submillimeter polarimeters will shed new light on evolution magnetic fields over cloud-to-core size scales involved in early stages star formation process. Recent wide-area high-sensitivity polarization observations have drawn attention to challenges modeling field structure forming regions, due variations dust properties interstellar medium. However, these also for first time provide sufficient information begin break degeneracy between efficiency depolarization sub-beam structure, thus accurately infer In this article we discuss far-infrared made with single-dish instruments. We summarize past, present forthcoming instrumentation, techniques which been developed or proposed interpret observations, both order morphology strength field, determine environments reliably trace field. review recent polarimetric molecular clouds, filaments, starless protostellar cores, how application full range modern analysis advance our understanding role played formation.