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Polarization Observations in the Near Infrared as a Probe of Bipolar Flow Regions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

Ian S. McLean*
Affiliation:
Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, UK

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It is shown that near infrared polarization is to be expected in star-forming regions and new observations with the UK Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) are reported which include the discovery of a molecular hydrogen reflection nebula in Orion and an extensive dust cloud around S106.

Type
I. Star Forming Processes in the Solar Neighborhood
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987 

References

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