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We present our attempts to detect magnetic fields in filamentary large-scale structure (LSS) by observing polarized synchrotron emission emitted by structure formation shocks. Little is known about the strength and order of magnetic fields…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Shea Brown , Lawrence Rudnick , Damon Farnsworth

Radio synchrotron emission, its polarization and its Faraday rotation are powerful tools to study the strength and structure of interstellar magnetic fields. In the Milky Way, Faraday rotation of the polarized emission from pulsars and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-08-24 R. Beck

We analyzed the data of Stokes $I$, $Q$, and $U$ in C- and X-bands and investigated the large-scale magnetic field structure of NGC 3627. The polarization intensity and angle in each band were derived using Stokes $Q$ and $U$ maps. The…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-01-20 Kohei Kurahara , Hiroyuki Nakanishi , Yuki Kudoh

The main observational results from radio continuum and polarization observations about the magnetic field strength and large-scale pattern for face-on and edge-on spiral galaxies are summarized and compared within our sample of galaxies of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-05-07 Marita Krause

Magnetic fields have been measured recently in the core of red giant stars thanks to their effects on stellar oscillation frequencies. The search for magnetic signatures in pulsating stars, such as $\gamma$ Doradus or Slowly Pulsation B…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-23 François Lignières , Jérôme Ballot , Sébastien Deheuvels , Marion Galoy

We investigate the Faraday rotation measure (RM) due to the intergalactic magnetic field (IGMF) through the cosmic web up to cosmological distances, using a model IGMF based on turbulence dynamo in the large-scale structure of the universe.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Takuya Akahori , Dongsu Ryu

The question whether magnetic fields play an important role in the processes of molecular cloud and star formation has been debated for decades. Recent observations have revealed a simple picture that may help illuminate these questions:…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-19 Hua-bai Li , Alyssa Goodman , T. K. Sridharan , Martin Houde , Zhi-Yun Li , Giles Novak , Kwok Sun Tang

The joint analysis of the Dispersion and Faraday Rotation Measure from distant, polarised Fast Radio Bursts may be used to put constraints on the origin and distribution of extragalactic magnetic fields on cosmological scales. While the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-24 F. Vazza , M. Brüggen , P. M. Hinz , D. Wittor , N. Locatelli , C. Gheller

The growing sample of magnetic stars shows a remarkable diversity in the properties of their magnetic fields. The overall goal of current studies is to understand the origin, evolution, and structure of stellar magnetic fields in stars of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-16 Swetlana Hubrig , Markus Schöller

We present a new approach for extracting information about cosmic magnetic fields using cross-correlations between extragalactic Faraday rotation measure (RM) catalogs and galaxy surveys. Specifically, we propose measuring the two-point…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-09 Zekai Zhang , Adam Lidz

The Faraday rotation measurements of multiply-imaged gravitational lens systems can be effectively used to probe the existence of large-scale ordered magnetic fields in lensing galaxies and galaxy clusters. The available sample of lens…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-25 D. Narasimha , S. M. Chitre

Magnetic fields in the stellar interiors are key candidates to explain observed core rotation rates inside solar-like stars along their evolution. Recently, asteroseismic estimates of radial magnetic field amplitudes near the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-19 Shatanik Bhattacharya , Srijan Bharati Das , Lisa Bugnet , Subrata Panda , Shravan M. Hanasoge

Stellar magnetic fields can be investigated using several, very complementary approaches. While conventional spectroscopy is capable of estimating the average magnetic strength of potentially complex field configurations thanks to its low…

The use of a Si pixel-based particle tracking scheme in muSR will, among others, allow measurements using a ten-fold increased stopped muons rate and samples ten times smaller than currently possible. Here we present simulation results to…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-05-27 Pascal Isenring , Zaher Salman

We present a novel method to search for structures of coherently aligned patterns in ultra-high energy cosmic-ray arrival directions simultaneously across the entire sky. This method can be used to obtain information on the Galactic…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-31 Marcus Wirtz , Teresa Bister , Martin Erdmann

In order to better determine the large-scale 3D-structure of magnetic fields in spiral galaxies we present a Faraday rotation analysis of the edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 5775. Deep radio-continuum observations in total power and linear…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-28 Marian Soida , Marita Krause , Ralf-Jürgen Dettmar , Marek Urbanik

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

The dynamical state of star-forming molecular clouds cannot be understood without determining the structure and strength of their magnetic fields. Measurements of polarized far-infrared radiation from thermally aligned dust grains are used…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 F. Heitsch , E. G. Zweibel , M. -M. Mac Low , P. S. Li , M. L. Norman

Radio continuum and polarization observations of several nearby galaxies allowed to determine their vertical scaleheights, magnetic field strengths and large-scale magnetic field patterns. They all show a similar large-scale magnetic field…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2012-07-13 Marita Krause

Magnetic resonance imaging, based on the manipulation and detection of nuclear spins, is a powerful imaging technique that typically operates on the scale of millimeters to microns. Using magnetic resonance force microscopy, we have…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-06-27 H. J. Mamin , M. Poggio , C. L. Degen , D. Rugar