Imaging polarimetry of cometary nebulae

In this work a review of many of the current theories of star formation as it is understood today is presented. New polarimetric observations of three cometary nebulae, RMon/NGC2261, RCr A/NGC6729 and the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula are presented and discussed. It is shown how previous polarimetric m...

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Main Author: Semple, Dominic Peter
Published: Durham University 1991
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.306259