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Galactic Dust Polarization in Turbulent Multiphase ISM: On the Origin of the EE/BB Asymmetry

  • Authors: Yue Hu, Bao Truong, Thiem Hoang, Le Ngoc Tram

Yue Hu et al 2026 The Astrophysical Journal 1007 .

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(a–c) Distributions of the relative angle θρ, θv, and θB between the local magnetic field and the rotated (by 90) density gradient ∇ρ, velocity gradient ∇v, and magnetic field strength gradient ∇B, respectively. The relative angles are evaluated separately for the WNM (T  >  5000 K), UNM (200 K <T <  5000 K), and CNM (T  <  200 K). Here a relative angle of 0 corresponds to parallel alignment, while 90 indicates perpendicularity. (d) Distribution of the sonic Mach number Ms = v/cs in each phase. (e) Distribution of the thermal plasma beta, ﹩{\beta }_{{\rm{th}}}=(\rho {c}_{s}^{2}/\gamma )/({B}^{2}/8\pi )﹩. (f) Distribution of the turbulent plasma beta, βtur = ρv2/(B2/8π). All quantities are phase separated based on temperature and computed in three dimensions.

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