MagMaR: Magnetic fields in Massive star-forming Regions

• Project/Area Number: 23K25917
• Project/Area Number (Other): 23H01221 (2023)
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund (2024); Single-year Grants (2023)
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 16010:Astronomy-related
• Research Institution: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
• Principal Investigator: サヌエザ パトリシオ 国立天文台, アルマプロジェクト, 特任助教 (70769348)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 中村 文隆 国立天文台, 科学研究部, 准教授 (20291354)
• Project Period (FY): 2023-04-01 – 2026-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥18,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,290,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥6,110,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,410,000); Fiscal Year 2023: ¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000)
• Keywords: star formation / high-mass star formation / ALMA / magnetic fields

Outline of Research at the Start

The magnetic field plays an important role in everyday life, here on Earth as well as in outer space. Magnetic fields have the potential to control how stars, at all masses, form. In this research, we aim to elucidate the importance of the magnetic field in the formation process of high-mass stars.