Comparing Submillimeter Polarized Emission with Near-infrared Polarization of Background Stars for the Vela C Molecular Cloud

• Published in: The Astrophysical Journal
• Main Authors: Santos, Fábio P., Moncelsi, Lorenzo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Astronomical Society 2017
• Subjects: Starlight; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://authors.library.caltech.edu/75224/; https://authors.library.caltech.edu/75224/1/Santos_2017_ApJ_837_161.pdf; https://authors.library.caltech.edu/75224/2/1605.08522%20%282%29.pdf; https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20170320-071918564

We present a large-scale combination of near-infrared (near-IR) interstellar polarization data from background starlight with polarized emission data at submillimeter wavelengths for the Vela C molecular cloud. The near-IR data consist of more than 6700 detections probing a range of visual extinctio...