Mapping magnetic fields from clouds to cores with PRIMAger

High-resolution, wide-area mapping of magnetic field geometries within molecular clouds, including the star-forming filaments and cores within them, is crucial to understanding the role of magnetic fields in the star formation process. We, therefore, propose an unbiased survey of star-forming molecu...

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Autores: Pattle, Kate, Karoly, Janik, Findlay, Lorna Buhil, Coudé, Simon, Hensley, Brandon S., Cortes, Paulo C., Francesco, James Di, Le Gouellec, Valentin J. M., López Rodríguez, Enrique, Louvet, Fabien
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Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palabra clave:Far infrared
Infrared imaging
Infrared space observatory
Polarimetry
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spelling Mapping magnetic fields from clouds to cores with PRIMAgerPattle, KateKaroly, JanikFindlay, Lorna BuhilCoudé, SimonHensley, Brandon S.Cortes, Paulo C.Francesco, James DiLe Gouellec, Valentin J. M.López Rodríguez, EnriqueLouvet, FabienFar infraredInfrared imagingInfrared space observatoryPolarimetryHigh-resolution, wide-area mapping of magnetic field geometries within molecular clouds, including the star-forming filaments and cores within them, is crucial to understanding the role of magnetic fields in the star formation process. We, therefore, propose an unbiased survey of star-forming molecular clouds within 0.5 kpc of the Earth in polarized light with the PRIMAger Polarimetry Imager. We will map magnetic fields over entire molecular clouds at linear resolutions of ∼10<sup>−3</sup> to 10<sup>−2</sup> pc (∼10<sup>3</sup> to 10<sup>4</sup> au) in PRIMAger Bands PPI1 to PPI4, thereby resolving magnetic field structure both within individual star-forming filaments and cores and in the most diffuse regions of molecular clouds. These multiwavelength polarimetric observations will allow us to systematically investigate both the wide range of open questions about the role of magnetic fields in star formation and the evolution of the interstellar medium, and interstellar dust grain properties. The time required to map the area observed by the Herschel Gould Belt Survey (160 deg<sup>2</sup>) to the cirrus confusion limit in polarized light is 170 h. This will give a 5-σ detection of 20% polarized low-density cirrus emission, with surface brightness in polarized intensity of 1.0 to 2.4 MJy∕sr across the PRIMAger bands, and will ensure detection of polarized emission at all higher column densities. This time estimate can be simply scaled up to map magnetic fields in a larger sample of molecular clouds, including more distant regions of higher-mass star formation.K.P. is a Royal Society University Research Fellow, supported by grant number URF\R1\211322. J.K. is supported by the Royal Society under grant number RF\ERE\231132, as part of project URF\R1\211322.K.P. is a Royal Society University Research Fellow, supported by grant number URF\R1\211322. J.K. is supported by the Royal Society under grant number RF\ERE\231132, as part of project URF\R1\211322. L.B.F.’s participation in this project was enabled by the in2scienceUK in2research programme. This research was carried out in part at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).Peer reviewedSociety of Photo-Optical Instrumentation EngineersRoyal Society (UK)NASAPattle, Kate [0000-0002-8557-3582]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202520252025info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/407423https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/105017857813reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.11.3.031615Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/4074232026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Mapping magnetic fields from clouds to cores with PRIMAger
title Mapping magnetic fields from clouds to cores with PRIMAger
spellingShingle Mapping magnetic fields from clouds to cores with PRIMAger
Pattle, Kate
Far infrared
Infrared imaging
Infrared space observatory
Polarimetry
title_short Mapping magnetic fields from clouds to cores with PRIMAger
title_full Mapping magnetic fields from clouds to cores with PRIMAger
title_fullStr Mapping magnetic fields from clouds to cores with PRIMAger
title_full_unstemmed Mapping magnetic fields from clouds to cores with PRIMAger
title_sort Mapping magnetic fields from clouds to cores with PRIMAger
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pattle, Kate
Karoly, Janik
Findlay, Lorna Buhil
Coudé, Simon
Hensley, Brandon S.
Cortes, Paulo C.
Francesco, James Di
Le Gouellec, Valentin J. M.
López Rodríguez, Enrique
Louvet, Fabien
author Pattle, Kate
author_facet Pattle, Kate
Karoly, Janik
Findlay, Lorna Buhil
Coudé, Simon
Hensley, Brandon S.
Cortes, Paulo C.
Francesco, James Di
Le Gouellec, Valentin J. M.
López Rodríguez, Enrique
Louvet, Fabien
author_role author
author2 Karoly, Janik
Findlay, Lorna Buhil
Coudé, Simon
Hensley, Brandon S.
Cortes, Paulo C.
Francesco, James Di
Le Gouellec, Valentin J. M.
López Rodríguez, Enrique
Louvet, Fabien
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Royal Society (UK)
NASA
Pattle, Kate [0000-0002-8557-3582]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Far infrared
Infrared imaging
Infrared space observatory
Polarimetry
topic Far infrared
Infrared imaging
Infrared space observatory
Polarimetry
description High-resolution, wide-area mapping of magnetic field geometries within molecular clouds, including the star-forming filaments and cores within them, is crucial to understanding the role of magnetic fields in the star formation process. We, therefore, propose an unbiased survey of star-forming molecular clouds within 0.5 kpc of the Earth in polarized light with the PRIMAger Polarimetry Imager. We will map magnetic fields over entire molecular clouds at linear resolutions of ∼10<sup>−3</sup> to 10<sup>−2</sup> pc (∼10<sup>3</sup> to 10<sup>4</sup> au) in PRIMAger Bands PPI1 to PPI4, thereby resolving magnetic field structure both within individual star-forming filaments and cores and in the most diffuse regions of molecular clouds. These multiwavelength polarimetric observations will allow us to systematically investigate both the wide range of open questions about the role of magnetic fields in star formation and the evolution of the interstellar medium, and interstellar dust grain properties. The time required to map the area observed by the Herschel Gould Belt Survey (160 deg<sup>2</sup>) to the cirrus confusion limit in polarized light is 170 h. This will give a 5-σ detection of 20% polarized low-density cirrus emission, with surface brightness in polarized intensity of 1.0 to 2.4 MJy∕sr across the PRIMAger bands, and will ensure detection of polarized emission at all higher column densities. This time estimate can be simply scaled up to map magnetic fields in a larger sample of molecular clouds, including more distant regions of higher-mass star formation.
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