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Tracing magnetic field in super-Alfvenic turbulence with Gradient Technique

Astrophysics of Galaxies 2024-12-04 v1

Abstract

Super-Alfvenic turbulence is important for many astrophysical objects, particularly galaxy clusters. In this paper, we explore the accuracy of Synchrotron Intensity Gradients (SIGs) and X-ray intensity gradients to map magnetic fields in super-Alfvenic turbulence for a set of astrophysically relevant parameters of turbulent driving. Analyzing our synthetic observations, we report a good accuracy for both techniques. Our results are suggestive that other types of Gradient Technique (GT) can be successfully employed to trace magnetic fields within super-Alfvenic sub-sonic turbulence.

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@article{arxiv.2412.02102,
  title  = {Tracing magnetic field in super-Alfvenic turbulence with Gradient Technique},
  author = {Ka Wai Ho and Alex Lazarian},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.02102},
  year   = {2024}
}

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Submitted to ApJ