We present evidence for scale-independent misalignment of interstellar dust filaments and magnetic fields. We estimate the misalignment by comparing millimeter-wave dust-polarization measurements from Planck with filamentary structures identified in neutral-hydrogen (H
We present the
- Award ID(s):
- 2009870
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10364599
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- DOI PREFIX: 10.3847
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The Astrophysical Journal
- Volume:
- 928
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 0004-637X
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- Medium: X Size: Article No. 65
- Size(s):
- ["Article No. 65"]
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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