Study of polarization with radiative transfer theory and application to star/planet-forming regions

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26887030
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Astronomy
• Research Institution: Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
• Principal Investigator: Fukue Tsubasa 神戸市外国語大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (30569629)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 偏光

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We develop a Monte Carlo radiative transfer code, considering the polarization state of photon. We focus on scattering process of photon in this study. We also consider the case where the condition of scatterers is not homogeneous. And we study how it influences polarization. In some cases, a situation with discontinuity appears. With computation of polarization, the link between observations and theories could yield further understanding of astronomical objects such as star/planet-forming regions.

Free Research Field

天文学