Nie Yuchen, Qing Daochong, Li Di, Chen Xunzhou, Krčo Marko, Li Chenrui, Lyu Xin, Yang Aiyuan, Zheng Yinghui. Velocity-resolved Relationship between Filamentary H I Structure and Magnetic-field Orientation in the Orion-Eridanus Superbubble RegionJ. Journal of Beijing Normal University(Natural Science). DOI: 10.12202/j.0476-0301.2026070
Citation: Nie Yuchen, Qing Daochong, Li Di, Chen Xunzhou, Krčo Marko, Li Chenrui, Lyu Xin, Yang Aiyuan, Zheng Yinghui. Velocity-resolved Relationship between Filamentary H I Structure and Magnetic-field Orientation in the Orion-Eridanus Superbubble RegionJ. Journal of Beijing Normal University(Natural Science). DOI: 10.12202/j.0476-0301.2026070

Velocity-resolved Relationship between Filamentary H I Structure and Magnetic-field Orientation in the Orion-Eridanus Superbubble Region

  • Magnetic fields are a fundamental property of diffuse interstellar medium. Previous studies have shown that filamentary H I structure often follows the plane-of-sky magnetic field inferred from polarized dust emission. Leveraging high-sensitivity FAST/CRAFTS H I survey and Planck 353 GHz dust polarization, we target the Orion--Eridanus super-bubble environment and map relative orientation between H I filaments and dust-inferred magnetic field across v_LSR= −15 to +15 km/s−1. We find a clear environmental bifurcation: exterior to the projected shell, low-velocity gas (−15 ≤ v_LSR < 0 km/s−1) shows large and spatially coherent misalignment (|∆θ|med ≈ 45°), whereas higher-velocity exterior gas aligns significantly better (|∆θ|med ≈ 28°). The interior remains comparably well-aligned across all velocities, with little velocity dependence. Therefore broad H I-dust alignment commonly seen in velocity-integrated studies does not apply uniformly to all kinematic components in the Orion-Eridanus environment. The spatially coherent low-velocity exterior structure represents a distinct component with enhanced misalignment, providing a new observational clue to the origin of geometrically differentiated atomic gas in a feedback-shaped environment.
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