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| Paper: |
Investigating the Role of Magnetic Fields in Shaping Young Planetary Systems with the Habitable Worlds Observatory and the POLLUX Spectropolarimeter |
| Monograph: |
10, HWO25 Proceedings Part I: Community Science Case Development Documents |
| Page: |
597 |
| Authors: |
Ana I. Gómez de Castro; Evelyne Alecian; Silvia H. P. Alencar; M. Audard; Jean-Claude Bouret; Ada Canet; Catherine Espaillat; Kevin France; Eleanora Fiorellino; Gregory Herczeg; Ignacio Mendigutía; Christian Scheneider; Aurora Sicilia-Aguilar; Juan C Vallejo; Bonnie Zaire |
| DOI: |
10.26624/TEKQ8687 |
| Abstract: |
The processes governing planetary system formation are closely linked to cosmic magnetic fields and their
interaction with matter. However, current understanding remains constrained by physical theories derived
from limited measurements of magnetic field strength and topology. The Habitable Worlds Observatory
(HWO)—with its large collecting area, space-based photometric stability, and broad ultraviolet-to-infrared
coverage—can provide the first comprehensive spectropolarimetric data set of young planetary systems. These
observations will enable detailed analyses of the diverse components that shape the complex environments in
which planets form.
This article is an adaptation of a science case document developed for HWO. |
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