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Description
We thus propose to use the newly commissioned HAWC+ polarimeter on SOFIA to perform observations at high sensitivity and angular resolution on three distinct regions in the nearby Perseus molecular cloud. These measurements in the C, D, and E bands will allow the detection of several hundred polarization vectors at resolutions of, respectively, 11 mpc, 20 mpc, and 27 mpc at the distance of Perseus. We will then be able to resolve the expected ion-neutral decoupling at the expected scale (around 45 mpc) for the densities probed by our observations (approximately 10000 particles per cubic cm). Analyses of these data using state-of-the-art methods (e.g., the angular dispersion and the Histograms of Relative Orientations methods) will allow us to characterize the turbulence power spectrum and provide the magnetic field information necessary to test the results and predictions from both numerical simulations and analytical studies.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 8/15/16 → 4/30/17 |
Funding
- Universities Space Research Association (NAS2-97001/SOF 04-0036 // NAS2-97001/SOF 04-0036)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NAS2-97001/SOF 04-0036 // NAS2-97001/SOF 04-0036)
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