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Observations of the intracluster medium (ICM) in galaxy clusters suggest for the presence of turbulence and the magnetic fields existence has been proved through observations of Faraday Rotation and synchrotron emission. The ICM is also…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-12-09 M. S. Nakwacki , G. Kowal , R. Santos-Lima , E. M. de Gouveia Dal Pino , D. A. Falceta-Gonçalves

Observations of magnetic fields on scales up to several Mpc are important for understanding cluster and large-scale structure evolution. Our current census of such structures is heavily biased -- towards fields of several microG, towards…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Lawrence Rudnick

Statistical analysis of Faraday Rotation Measure (RM) maps of the intracluster medium (ICM) of galaxy clusters provides a unique tool to evaluate some spatial features of the magnetic fields there. Its combination with numerical simulations…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-12-01 R. Santos-Lima , E. M. de Gouveia Dal Pino , D. A. Falceta-Gonçalves , M. S. Nakwacki , G. Kowal

Observational evidence for the existence of cosmic magnetic fields in intergalactic space coherent over Mpc scales is presented. Using an unprecedentedly large sample of Faraday rotation measures of radio sources from the NRAO VLA Sky…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-07-16 Jounghun Lee , Ue-Li Pen , A. Russell Taylor , Jeroen M. Stil , Caleb Sunstrum

Additional physics beyond standard hydrodynamics is needed to fully model the intracluster medium (ICM); however, as we move to more sophisticated models, it is important to consider the role of magnetic fields and the way the fluid…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-04 Hilary Egan , Brian W. O'Shea , Eric Hallman , Jack Burns , Hao Xu , David Collins , Hui Li , Michael L. Norman

The aim of the present work is to constrain the Coma cluster magnetic field strength, its radial profile and power spectrum by comparing Faraday Rotation Measure (RM) images with numerical simulations of the magnetic field. We have analyzed…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 A. Bonafede , L. Feretti , M. Murgia , F. Govoni , G. Giovannini , D. Dallacasa , K. Dolag , G. B. Taylor

We investigate the origin of the high Faraday rotation measures (RMs) found for polarized radio galaxies in clusters. The two most likely origins are, magnetic fields local to the source, or magnetic fields located in the foreground…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 T. A. Ensslin , C. Vogt , T. E. Clarke , G. B. Taylor

(Abridged) This paper introduces the formalism which connects between rotation measure ($\RM$) measurements for extragalactic sources and the cosmological magnetic field power spectrum. It is shown that the amplitude and shape of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Tsafrir Kolatt

The Intra-Cluster Medium (ICM) is a rarefied, hot, highly ionized, metal rich, weakly magnetized plasma. In these proceeding, after having reviewed some basic ICM properties, I discuss recent results obtained with the BeppoSAX, XMM-Newton…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Silvano Molendi

The line-of-sight magnetic field of galaxy clusters can be probed using Faraday rotation measure (RM) data. However, our understanding of cluster magnetism is limited due to the scarcity of polarized background radio sources, with most…

Little is known about the origin and basic properties of magnetic fields in clusters of galaxies. High conductivity in magnetized interstellar plasma suggests that galactic magnetic fields are (at least partly) ejected into intracluster…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Yinon Arieli , Yoel Rephaeli , Michael L. Norman

The simulations of the formation of cosmological structure allows to determine the spatial inhomogeneity of cosmic magnetic fields. Such simulations, however, do not give an absolute number for the strength of the magnetic field due to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Peter L. Biermann , Hyesung Kang , Joerg P. Rachen , Dongsu Ryu

The role of magnetic fields in the dynamical evolution of galaxies and of the interstellar medium (ISM) is not well understood, mainly because such fields are difficult to directly observe. Radio astronomy provides the best tools to measure…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 R. Beck , B. M. Gaensler

The strengths of magnetic fields in interstellar gas clouds are obtained through observations of the circular polarization of spectral line radiation. Irregularities in this magnetic field may be present due to turbulence, waves or perhaps…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 W. D. Watson , D. S. Wiebe , R. M. Crutcher

We search for magnetic fields outside galaxies and galaxy clusters by investigating redshift evolution of Faraday rotation measures (RM) of extragalactic radio sources. Our analysis reveals a strong evidence for the redshift dependence of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-05-08 A. Neronov , D. Semikoz , M. Banafsheh

X-ray observations of galaxy clusters potentially provide powerful cosmological probes if systematics due to our incomplete knowledge of the intracluster medium (ICM) physics are understood and controlled. In this paper, we present mock…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Daisuke Nagai , Alexey Vikhlinin , Andrey V. Kravtsov

We describe a first attempt to derive properties of the regular and turbulent Galactic magnetic field from multi-frequency polarimetric observations of the diffuse Galactic synchrotron background. A single-cell-size model of the thin…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 M. Haverkorn , P. Katgert , A. G. de Bruyn

Results are presented of a new VLA-ROSAT study that probes the magnetic field strength and distribution over a sample of 16 ``normal'' low redshift (z < 0.1) galaxy clusters. The clusters span two orders of magnitude in X-ray luminosity,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 T. E. Clarke , P. P. Kronberg , H. Boehringer

Observations of Faraday rotation and synchrotron emission in galaxy clusters imply large-scale magnetic fields with $\mu\mathrm{G}$ strengths possibly extending back to $z=4$. Non-radiative cosmological simulations of galaxy clusters show a…

The detection and study of magnetic fields surrounding galaxies is important to understand galaxy evolution since magnetic fields are tracers for dynamical processes in the circumgalactic medium (CGM) and can have a significant impact on…