Magnetically regulated collapse in the B335 protostar? II. Observational constraints on gas ionization and magnetic field coupling

[Context] Whether or not magnetic fields play a key role in dynamically shaping the products of the star formation process is still largely debated. For example, in magnetized protostellar formation models, magnetic braking plays a major role in the regulation of the angular momentum transported fro...

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Autores: Cabedo, Victoria, Maury, Anaëlle, Girart, Josep Miquel, Padovani, Marco, Hennebelle, Patrick, Houde, Martin, Zhang, Qizhou
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/337057
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/337057
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Stars: formation
Circumstellar matter
Magnetic fields
Techniques: interferometric
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Sumario:[Context] Whether or not magnetic fields play a key role in dynamically shaping the products of the star formation process is still largely debated. For example, in magnetized protostellar formation models, magnetic braking plays a major role in the regulation of the angular momentum transported from large envelope scales to the inner envelope, and is expected to be responsible for the resulting protostellar disk sizes. However, non-ideal magnetohydrodynamic effects that rule the coupling of the magnetic field to the gas also depend heavily on the local physical conditions, such as the ionization fraction of the gas.