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Faraday rotation of linearly polarized radio signals provides a very sensitive probe of fluctuations in the interstellar magnetic field and ionized gas density resulting from magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence. We used a set of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-03 Blakesley Burkhart , A. Lazarian , B. M. Gaensler

The polarization plane stimulated rotation angle of probe signal in the intense laser field in plasma is calculated. The estimates of the residual gas local density in a cesium plasma based on the effects of Faraday, Cotton-Mouton and…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-08-18 Krzysztof Dzierzega , Michal Hnatic , Koryun B. Oganesyan , Peter Kopcansky

We explore the magneto-ionic environment of the isolated radio galaxy B2 0755+37 using detailed imaging of the distributions of Faraday rotation and depolarization over the radio source from Very Large Array observations at 1385,1465 and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 D. Guidetti , R. A. Laing , J. H. Croston , A. H. Bridle , P. Parma

Atomic beams are powerful tools for measuring spin coherence in hot vapors but require bulky setups, limiting device miniaturization. We demonstrate that micron-thin vapor cells can mimic atomic beam behavior by exploiting…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-18 Mark Dikopoltsev , Eliran Talker , Yefim Barash , Noa Mazurski , Uriel Levy

We aim to unveil their 3-dimensional geometry of Abell 2255 through WSRT observations at 18, 21, 25, 85, and 200 cm. The polarization images of the cluster were processed through rotation measure (RM) synthesis, producing three final RM…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 R. F. Pizzo , A. G. de Bruyn , G. Bernardi , M. A. Brentjens

We describe singularities in the distribution of polarized intensity as a function of Faraday depth (i.e. the Faraday spectrum) caused by line-of-sight (LOS) magnetic field reversals. We call these features Faraday caustics because of their…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-28 M. R. Bell , H. Junklewitz , T. A. Enßlin

The parsec-scale Faraday rotation measure (RM) distribution of six "blazars" is investigated using multi-frequency (4.6--43 GHz) polarization observations taken on 2006 July 2 with the VLBA. Analysis of the RM provides the direction of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-02-11 Shane P. O'Sullivan , Denise C. Gabuzda

Faraday rotation measures (RMs) of the polarized emission from extragalactic radio sources occulted by the coronal plasma were used to infer the radial profile of the inner heliospheric magnetic field near solar minimum activity. By…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-05-20 S. Mancuso , M. V. Garzelli

Faraday tomography (or rotation measure synthesis) is a procedure to convert linear polarization spectra into the Faraday dispersion function, which provides us with unique information of magneto-ionic media along the line of sight.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-03 Kazunori Akiyama , Takuya Akahori , Yoshimitsu Miyashita , Shinsuke Ideguchi , Ryosuke Yamaguchi , Shiro Ikeda , Keitaro Takahashi

Polarization calibration of interferometric observations is a costly procedure and, in some cases (e.g., a limited coverage of parallactic angle for the calibrator), it may not be possible to be performed. To avoid this worst-case scenario…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-04-05 E. Albentosa-Ruiz , I. Marti-Vidal

We consider turbulent synchrotron emitting media that also exhibits Faraday rotation and provide a statistical description of synchrotron polarization fluctuations. In particular, we consider these fluctuations as a function of the spatial…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-03-09 Alex Lazarian , Dmitri Pogosyan

This study aims to characterize linear polarization structures in LOFAR observations of the interstellar medium (ISM) in the 3C196 field, one of the primary fields of the LOFAR-Epoch of Reionization key science project. We have used the…

Faraday rotation measurements of polarized extragalactic sources probe the Galactic magnetized, ionized interstellar medium. Rotation measures of these sources behind the inner Galactic plane are used to explore characteristics of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Marijke Haverkorn

Using the first station of the Long Wavelength Array (LWA1), we examine polarized pulsar emission between 25 and 88 MHz. Polarized light from pulsars undergoes Faraday rotation as it passes through the magnetized interstellar medium.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-07-01 V. Dike , G. B. Taylor , J. Dowell , K. Stovall

A novel experimental technique for the realisation of the optical Faraday effect using Laguerre- Gaussian (LG) light is described. The experiment employs a zero-order vortex half-wave retarder to generate a radially or azimuthally-polarised…

Optics · Physics 2023-06-28 Fatma Tambag , Koray Koksal , Fikret Yildiz , Mohamed Babiker

The magnetic field of the solar wind near the Sun is very difficult to measure directly. Measurements of Faraday rotation of linearly polarized radio sources occulted by the solar wind provide a unique opportunity to estimate this magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 X. P. You , W. A. Coles , G. B. Hobbs , R. N. Manchester

In radio astronomy the polarimetric properties of radiation are often modified during propagation and reception. Effects such as Faraday rotation, receiver cross-talk, and differential amplification act to change the state of polarized…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 M. C. Britton

The Faraday rotation effect, quantified by the Rotation Measure (RM), is a powerful probe of the large-scale magnetization of the Universe - tracing magnetic fields not only on galaxy and galaxy cluster scales but also in the intergalactic…

The ionosphere contributes time-varying Faraday Rotation (FR) to radio signals passing through it. Correction for the effect of the ionosphere is important for deriving magnetic field information from FR observations of polarized cosmic…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-06-08 J. B. Malins , S. M. White , G. B. Taylor , K. Stovall , J Dowell

There is evidence that magnetized material along the line of sight to distant quasars is detectable in the polarization properties of the background sources. The polarization properties appear to be correlated with the presence of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-10-05 Kwang Seong Kim , Simon J. Lilly , Francesco Miniati , M. L. Bernet , Rainer Beck , S. P. O'Sullivan , B. M. Gaensler
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