Polarization

One of Alyssa Goodman's main research interests concerns the production and observation of polarized light from star-forming regions.

Recent work on the topic includes:

• Review article for Protostars and Planets IV entitled "Polarized Light from Star-Forming Regions"
  • html version of PowerPoint presentation (many figures)
  • Text of Review Article LaTeX, ps, pdf)
  • click here to request figures
• Work on the relationship between polarization and extinction, including:
  • "The Polarizing Power of the Interstellar Medium in Taurus"
• A workshop on "Polarimetry with the SMA." (November 1998)
• "Fields of Dreams" AAS Pierce Prize Lecture (January 1998)

Last update 2/2/99, by A. Goodman.