Observations of polarization toward nearby stars in the upwind direction made by Tinbergen (1982) are consistent with an origin associated with interstellar dust grains entrained in interstellar magnetic fields wrapped around the heliosphere nose. The region of maximum polarization is centered around ecliptic coordinates (λ,β) = (295,0), corresponding to (l,b) = (20,–21). The direction of maxim...

Optical linear polarization measurements of association members and field stars in the region of the Puppis OB III association are presented. The association members are found to have larger values of polarization than the field stars.In the direction of the association there are two regions of polarizing interstellar medium with magnetic fields that are nearly at right angles to each other. Th...

The heliosphere is the bubble the Sun carves out of the interstellar medium. The solar wind moves outward at supersonic speeds and carries with it the Sun’s magnetic field. The interstellar medium is also moving at supersonic speeds and carries with it the interstellar magnetic field. The boundary between the solar wind and the interstellar medium is called the heliopause. Before these plasmas ...

We studied possible evolution of rotational period and magnetic field of the X-ray source RX J0720.4-3125 assuming this source to be an isolated neutron star accreting from interstellar medium. Magnetic field of the source is estimated to be 10 6 − 10 9 Gs (most probably ≈ 2 · 10 8 Gs), and it is difficult to explain the observable rotational period 8.38 s without invoking hypothesis of the mag...

Abstract Measurements of starlight polarized by aligned interstellar dust grains are used to probe the relation between orientation ambient magnetic field (ISMF) and ISMF traced ribbons energetic neutral atoms discovered Interstellar Boundary Explorer spacecraft. We utilize polarization data, many acquired specifically for this study, trace configuration within 40 pc. A statistical analysis yie...