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The origin of asymmetric radio polarized emission and properties of magnetic fields in the Virgo Cluster spiral NGC4254 are investigated with help of "magnetic maps" presenting distributions of different magnetic field components over the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Krzysztof T. Chyzy

The strength and spectrum of the extragalactic magnetic field are still unknown. Its measurement would help answer the question of whether galactic fields are purely a primordial relic or were dynamically enhanced from a much smaller…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Sangjin Lee , Angela Olinto , Guenter Sigl

Combined data from gamma-ray telescopes and cosmic-ray detectors have produced some new surprising insights regarding intergalactic and galactic magnetic fields, as well as extragalactic background light. We review some recent advances,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-05 Alexander Kusenko

Magnetic fields are involved in every astrophysical process on every scale: from planetary and stellar interiors to neutron stars, stellar wind bubbles and supernova remnants; from the interstellar medium in galactic disks, nuclei, spiral…

Magnetic fields in nearby, star-forming galaxies reveal both large-scale patterns and small-scale structures. A large-scale field reversal may exist in the Milky Way but no such reversals have been observed so far in external galaxies. The…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-30 David Moss , Rodion Stepanov , Tigran Arshakian , Rainer Beck , Marita Krause , Dmitri Sokoloff

Magnetic fields are observed beyond the peripheries of optically detected galactic discs, while numerical models of their origin and the typical magnitudes are still absent. Previously, studies of galactic dynamo have avoided considering…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-09-05 E. Mikhailov , A. Kasparova , D. Moss , R. Beck , D. Sokoloff , A. Zasov

Observations show that galaxies and their interstellar media are pervaded by strong magnetic fields with energies in the diffuse component being at least comparable to the thermal and even as large or larger than the turbulent energy. Such…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-06-06 Bastian Körtgen , Robi Banerjee , Ralph E. Pudritz , Wolfram Schmidt

Magnetic fields play a crucial role in star formation, yet tracing them becomes particularly challenging, especially in the presence of outflow feedback in protostellar systems. We targeted the star-forming region L1551, notable for its…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-03-26 Mingrui Liu , Yue Hu , Alex Lazarian

The origin and growth of magnetic fields in galaxies is still something of an enigma. It is generally assumed that seed fields are amplified over time through the dynamo effect, but there are few constraints on the timescale. It has…

One way in which the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey has made an important contribution to the understanding of the Galactic interstellar medium is through its polarization surveys. Investigation of these data has enabled a big step in the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2010-12-20 Marijke Haverkorn

The origin of magnetic fields in astrophysical objects is a challenging problem in astrophysics. Throughout the years, many scientists have suggested that non-minimal gravitational-electromagnetic coupling (NMGEC) could be the origin of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-11-01 Rafael S. de Souza , Reuven Opher

A decade ago, there was very limited knowledge of magnetic fields of our Galaxy. The local fields in the Solar vicinity were known to be directed towards a Galactic longitude $l\sim~90^{\circ}$ with reversed directions at smaller…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. L. Han

We present maps of total magnetic field using 'equipartition' assumptions for five nearby normal galaxies at sub-kpc spatial resolution. The mean magnetic field is found to be ~11 \mu G. The field is strongest near the central regions where…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-15 Aritra Basu , Subhashis Roy

We present a simplified model in which we suggest that two important galactic problems -the magnetic field configuration at large scales and the flat rotation curve- may be simultaneously explained. A highly convective disc produces a high…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Battaner , H. Lesch , E. Florido

We report high-angular-resolution measurements of polarized dust emission toward the low-mass protostellar system NGC 1333 IRAS 4A. We show that in this system the observed magnetic field morphology is in agreement with the standard…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Josep M. Girart , Ramprasad Rao , Daniel P. Marrone

Total magnetic fields in spiral galaxies, as observed through their total synchrotron emission, are strongest (up to \simeq 30\mu G) in the spiral arms. The degree of radio polarization is low; the field in the arms must be mostly turbulent…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Rainer Beck

Much of the information about the magnetic field in the Milky Way and other galaxies comes from measurements which are path integrals, such as Faraday rotation and the polarization of synchrotron radiation of cosmic ray electrons. The…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-01-05 Steven R. Spangler

Magnetic fields in galaxy halos are in general very difficult to observe. Most recently, the CHANG-ES collaboration (Continuum HAlos in Nearby Galaxies - an EVLA Survey) investigated in detail the radio halos of 35 nearby edge-on spiral…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-05-26 Ioannis Myserlis , Ioannis Contopoulos

Turbulence is a complex physical process prevalent in modern physics, particularly in ionized environments like interstellar gas, where magnetic fields play a dynamic role. However, the precise influence of magnetic fields in such settings…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-08-12 Guang-Xing Li , Mengke Zhao

Galactic outflows driven by starbursts can modify the galactic magnetic fields and drive them away from the galactic planes. Here, we quantify how these fields may magnetize the intergalactic medium. We estimate the strength and structure…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-06-23 Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez , Jordan Guerra , Mahboubeh Asgari-Targhi , Joan T. Schmelz