English
Related papers

Related papers: JWST Constraints on Primordial Magnetic Fields

200 papers

Primordial magnetic fields could provide an explanation for the galactic magnetic fields observed today, in which case they may also leave interesting signals in the CMB and the small-scale matter power spectrum. We discuss how to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-09-26 J. Richard Shaw , Antony Lewis

Primordial magnetic fields (PMFs) can source gravitational wave background (GWB). In this paper, we investigate the possible constraints on small-scale PMF considering the ongoing and forthcoming direct detection observations of GWB. In…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-18 Shohei Saga , Hiroyuki Tashiro , Shuichiro Yokoyama

We investigate how primordial magnetic fields (PMFs) affect the formation kinetics of the first molecules, H$_2$, HD, and HeH$^+$, as well as the populations of rovibrational levels and the global signals in the rovibrational transitions of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-17 Yurii Kulinich , Bohdan Novosyadlyj , Maksym Tsizh , Nazar Fortuna

The amplification of the primordial magnetic fields and the gravitational baryogenesis, a mechanism that allows to generate the baryon asymmetry in the Universe by means of the coupling between the Ricci scalar curvature and the baryon…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-08-18 Herman J. Mosquera Cuesta , Gaetano Lambiase

We study the constraints on primordial magnetic fields (PMFs) in the light of the Experiment to Detect the Global Epoch of Reionization Signature (EDGES) low-band observation and Absolute Radiometer for Cosmology, Astrophysics and Diffuse…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-10 Pravin Kumar Natwariya

The aim of this thesis is to study the effects on the CMB anisotropy due to primordial magnetic fields and to analyze some favorable scenarios of magnetogenesis constrained by those signatures, including limits on the amplitude of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-03-12 Hector J. Hortua

The primordial magnetic fields (PMFs) produced in the early universe are expected to be the origin of the large-scale cosmic magnetic fields. The PMFs are considered to leave a footprint on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropies…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-17 Teppei Minoda , Kiyotomo Ichiki , Hiroyuki Tashiro

Magnetic fields have been observed in galaxies, clusters of galaxies and probably in superclusters. While mechanisms exist to generate these in the late universe, it is possible that magnetic fields have existed since very early times. This…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-12-07 Iain A. Brown

As one of the prime contributors to the interstellar medium energy budget, magnetic fields naturally play a part in shaping the evolution of galaxies. Galactic magnetic fields can originate from strong primordial magnetic fields provided…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-06-03 Sergio Martin-Alvarez , Adrianne Slyz , Julien Devriendt , Carlos Gómez-Guijarro

Primordial Magnetic Fields (PMFs) -- magnetic fields originating in the early Universe and permeating the cosmological scales today -- can explain the observed microGauss-level magnetisation of galaxies and their clusters. In light of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-29 Salome Mtchedlidze , Franco Vazza , Xiaolong Du , Ettore Carretti , Chiara Stuardi , Shane Patrick O'Sullivan

In the present universe, magnetic fields exist with various strengths and on various scales. One possible origin of these cosmic magnetic fields is the primordial magnetic fields (PMFs) generated in the early universe. PMFs are considered…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-27 Teppei Minoda , Kenji Hasegawa , Hiroyuki Tashiro , Kiyotomo Ichiki , Naoshi Sugiyama

Magnetic fields appear to be present in all galaxies and galaxy clusters. Recent measurements indicate that a weak magnetic field may be present even in the smooth low density intergalactic medium. One explanation for these observations is…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Smadar Naoz , Ramesh Narayan

It has been recently claimed that primordial magnetic fields could relieve the cosmological Hubble tension. We consider the impact of such fields on the formation of the first cosmological objects, mini-halos forming stars, for present-day…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-17 Daegene Koh , Tom Abel , Karsten Jedamzik

The primordial magnetic field (PMF) can strongly affect the cosmic microwave background (CMB) power spectrum and the formation of large scale structure. In this presentation, we calculate the CMB temperature anisotropies generated by…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Dai G. Yamazaki , Kiyotomo Ichiki , Toshitaka Kajino , Grant J. Mathews

Linear theory predicts that primordial magnetic fields (PMFs) enhance the matter power spectrum on small scales. However, the linear approximation breaks down on sufficiently small scales where PMF-induced baryon perturbations back-react…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-13 Pranjal Ralegankar , Enrico Garaldi , Matteo Viel

In this paper we show that the Universe is already strongly magnetized at very early epochs during cosmic evolution. Our calculations are based on the efficient amplification of weak magnetic seed fields, which are unavoidably present in…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-05-09 Jacques M. Wagstaff , Robi Banerjee , Dominik Schleicher , Guenter Sigl

The effects of magnetic fields on Big Bang Nucleosynthesis(BBN) have been calculated, and the impact on the abundances of the light elements have been investigated numerically. An upper limit on the strength of primordial magnetic fields…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-12-30 Baolian Cheng , David N. Schramm , James W. Truran

We discuss the manner in which the primordial magnetic field (PMF) suppresses the cosmic microwave background (CMB) $B$ mode due to the weak-lensing (WL) effect. The WL effect depends on the lensing potential (LP) caused by matter…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-28 Dai G. Yamazaki

The presence of ultra-high energy cosmic rays in the universe in the pre-ionization epoch enhances significantly H$_2$ kinetics in virialized halos. It results in more efficient radiative cooling and decreases the lower mass limit of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Yu. A. Shchekinov , E. O. Vasiliev

We explore screening effects arising from a relativistic magnetized plasma with applications to Big Bang nucleosynthesis (BBN). %Specifically, due to their small magnetic moments, energies of electrons and positrons can be easily quantized…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-15 Yudong Luo , Michael A. Famiano , Toshitaka Kajino , Motohiko Kusakabe , A. Baha Balantekin