Review of Zeeman Effect Observations of Regions of Star Formation

The Zeeman effect is the only observational technique available to measure directly the strength of magnetic fields in regions of star formation. This chapter reviews the physics of the Zeeman effect and its practical use in both extended gas and in masers. We discuss observational results for the f...

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Main Authors: Richard M. Crutcher, Athol J. Kemball
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fspas.2019.00066/full