Oral Presentation

Magnetic fields in the near vicinity of a Very Low Luminosity Object L1521F-IRS

Author(s): Archana Soam (KASI); Chang Won Lee (KASI); Maheswar G. (ARIES); Woojin Kwon (KASI)

Presenter: Archana Soam (Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute)

Here we present the very preliminary results of probing magnetic field in the close vicinity of a core with VeLLO. We carried out dust polarisation observations towards L1521F core in 850 micron wavelength using SCUBA-2/POL-2 at scale of ~2000AU. The estimated outflow force of a VeLLO is lower than the outflows associated with low-mass normal protostars. Because of the compact and less energetic outflow from L1521F-IRS, we expect it to have a lesser influence on its surrounding. Therefore the inherent magnetic fields in the core may be preserved. Through POL-2 observations, we can probe these preserved magnetic fields in L1521F core. The magnetic field properties along with angular offset between the projected outflow axis and the magnetic field orientation will be investigated.