The Structure of the Galactic Magnetic Field toward the High-Latitude Clouds

We present the results of an optical polarization survey toward the galactic anticenter, in the area 5h ≥ α ≥ 2h and 6° ≤ δ ≤ 12°. This region is characterized by the presence of a stream of high-velocity H I as well as high galactic latitude molecular clouds. We used our polarization data together with 100 μm IRAS maps of the region to study the relation between the dust distribution and the geometry of the magnetic field. We find that there …