* Astronomy

Title: Imaging polarimetry of the rotating Bok globule CB67
Author: M.S. Prokopjeva, A.K.Sen, V.B.Il'in, N.V.Voshchinnikov, R.Gupta

Polarimetric observations of about 50 stars located in a close vicinity of the Bok globule CB67 having significantly nonspherical shape and rapid rotation are performed. The data obtained are compared with the available observations of this globule at radio and submillimeter wavelengths as well as some theoretical calculations. It is found that the elongation and the rotation moment of CB67 are oriented rather perpendicular to the magnetic fields, which is unusual for Bok globules and is difficult to be explained from the theoretical point of view.

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