Observational and Theoretical study of the inner region of HH 30

TL;DR

This paper combines observational photometric and polarimetric data with a modified Monte Carlo radiative transfer model to analyze the inner region of the T Tauri star HH 30, revealing insights into its brightness and polarization variability.

Contribution

It introduces a modified Monte Carlo model that includes polarization to better interpret the brightness and polarimetric variability of HH 30.

Findings

Observed polarimetric variability consistent with model predictions

Modified radiative transfer code successfully includes polarization effects

Provides detailed analysis of the inner region of HH 30

Abstract

HH 30 is a T Tauri star. In this thesis photometric and polarimetric observations through the source are reported. The observations were carried out using the 84cm telescope of the National Observatory of Mexico (OAN-SPM). This thesis also present a model of the brightness of the source using a Monte Carlo code of Watson and Henney (2001) that solves the radiative transfer equation. I modified this code in order to include the polarization. I used the parameters of Wood y Whitney (1998) to calculate the polarimetric variability observed in HH 30.