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Autores principales: Sun, Li, Chen, Xuepeng, Fang, Min, Zhang, Shaobo, Gong, Yan, Feng, Jiancheng, Li, Xuefu, Yan, Qing-Zeng, Yang, Ji
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Publicado: 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.02385
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author Sun, Li
Chen, Xuepeng
Fang, Min
Zhang, Shaobo
Gong, Yan
Feng, Jiancheng
Li, Xuefu
Yan, Qing-Zeng
Yang, Ji
author_facet Sun, Li
Chen, Xuepeng
Fang, Min
Zhang, Shaobo
Gong, Yan
Feng, Jiancheng
Li, Xuefu
Yan, Qing-Zeng
Yang, Ji
contents We present CO ($J = 1-0$) multi-line observations toward the L914 dark cloud in the vicinity of the Cygnus X region, using the 13.7 m millimeter telescope of the Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO). The CO observations reveal in the L914 cloud a long filament with an angular length of $\sim 3.\!\!^\circ 6$, corresponding to approximately $\rm 50~pc$ at the measured distance of $\sim\rm 760~pc$. Furthermore, a group of hair-like striations are discovered in the two subregions of the L914 cloud, which are connected with the dense ridge of the filament. These striations display quasi-periodic characteristics in both the CO intensity images and position-velocity diagrams. Two of the striations also show increasing velocity gradients and dispersions toward the dense ridge, which could be fitted by accretion flows under gravity. Based on the $Planck$ 353 GHz dust polarization data, we find that the striations are well aligned with the magnetic fields. Moreover, both the striations and magnetic fields are perpendicular to the dense ridge, which constructs a bimodal configuration. Using the classic method, we estimate the strength of magnetic field, and further evaluate the relative importance of gravity, turbulence and magnetic field, and find that the L914 cloud is strongly magnetized. Our results suggest that magnetic fields play an important role in the formation of filamentary structures by channelling the material along the striations toward the dense ridge. The comparison between the observations and simulations suggests that striations could be a product of the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) process.
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spellingShingle Magnetically Aligned Striations in the L914 Filamentary Cloud
Sun, Li
Chen, Xuepeng
Fang, Min
Zhang, Shaobo
Gong, Yan
Feng, Jiancheng
Li, Xuefu
Yan, Qing-Zeng
Yang, Ji
Astrophysics of Galaxies
We present CO ($J = 1-0$) multi-line observations toward the L914 dark cloud in the vicinity of the Cygnus X region, using the 13.7 m millimeter telescope of the Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO). The CO observations reveal in the L914 cloud a long filament with an angular length of $\sim 3.\!\!^\circ 6$, corresponding to approximately $\rm 50~pc$ at the measured distance of $\sim\rm 760~pc$. Furthermore, a group of hair-like striations are discovered in the two subregions of the L914 cloud, which are connected with the dense ridge of the filament. These striations display quasi-periodic characteristics in both the CO intensity images and position-velocity diagrams. Two of the striations also show increasing velocity gradients and dispersions toward the dense ridge, which could be fitted by accretion flows under gravity. Based on the $Planck$ 353 GHz dust polarization data, we find that the striations are well aligned with the magnetic fields. Moreover, both the striations and magnetic fields are perpendicular to the dense ridge, which constructs a bimodal configuration. Using the classic method, we estimate the strength of magnetic field, and further evaluate the relative importance of gravity, turbulence and magnetic field, and find that the L914 cloud is strongly magnetized. Our results suggest that magnetic fields play an important role in the formation of filamentary structures by channelling the material along the striations toward the dense ridge. The comparison between the observations and simulations suggests that striations could be a product of the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) process.
title Magnetically Aligned Striations in the L914 Filamentary Cloud
topic Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.02385