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Magnetic fields are an important component of the interstellar medium, especially in low-mass galaxies like irregulars where the magnetic pressure may be significant. However, few irregular galaxies have observed magnetic field structures.…

We present a study of the Faraday rotation of extragalactic sources lying behind the Large Magellanic Cloud. These data represent the most detailed study yet of magnetic field structures in any external galaxy, and are a demonstration of…

We investigate the cosmological evolution of large- and small-scale magnetic fields in galaxies at high redshifts. Results from simulations of hierarchical structure formation cosmology provide a tool to develop an evolutionary model of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Tigran G. Arshakian , Rainer Beck , Marita Krause , Dmitry Sokoloff

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 existence of cosmic rays and weak magnetic fields in the intracluster volume has been well proven by deep radio observations of galaxy clusters. However a detailed physical characterization of the non-thermal component of large…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-05-21 C. Ferrari

A very important aspect of the radio emission from galaxy clusters is represented by the diffuse radio sources associated with the intracluster medium: radio halos and relics. These radio sources indicate the existence of large scale…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Luigina Feretti

The origin of cosmic magnetism is an issue of fundamental importance in astrophysics. We review here some of the ideas of how large scale magnetic fields in the universe, particularly in galaxies and galaxy clusters could arise. The popular…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Kandaswamy Subramanian

Studying galaxy clusters through their Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) imprint on the Cosmic Microwave Background has many important advantages. The total SZ signal is an accurate and precise tracer of the total pressure in the intra-cluster medium…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-12-19 Keith Grainge , Stefano Borgani , Sergio Colafrancesco , Chiara Ferrari , Anna Scaife , Paolo Marchegiani , S. Emritte , J. Weller

Cooling flows are regions where the importance of non-thermal intra-cluster medium components such as magnetic fields and cosmic rays may be strongest within a galaxy cluster. They are also regions where such components are best detectable…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Torsten Ensslin , Corina Vogt , Christoph Pfrommer

To investigate the role of magnetic fields in the evolution of the interstellar medium, formation and evolution of molecular clouds, and ultimately the formation of stars, their three-dimensional (3D) magnetic fields must be probed.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-09-27 Mehrnoosh Tahani

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 study the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Daisuke Nagai , Andrey V. Kravtsov , Alexey Vikhlinin

It has been well established that galaxy clusters have magnetic fields. The exact properties and origin of these magnetic fields are still uncertain even though these fields play a key role in many astrophysical processes. Various attempts…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-21 E. Osinga , R. J. van Weeren , F. Andrade-Santos , L. Rudnick , A. Bonafede , T. Clarke , K. Duncan , S. Giacintucci , Tony Mroczkowski , H. J. A. Röttgering

Large scale magnetic fields in galaxy clusters can influence their physics and the evolution of the cluster galaxies. These properties remain poorly constrained due to a historical lack of high-sensitivity and high-resolution…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-21 Francesca Loi , Matteo Murgia , Federica Govoni , Paolo Serra , Valentina Vacca , Filippo Marcello Maccagni , Peter Kamphuis , Dane Kleiner

The magnetic field structure of the Milky Way can offer critical insights into the origin of galactic magnetic fields. Measurements of magnetic structures of the Milky Way are still sparse in far regions of the Galactic disk and halo.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-12-29 Jun Xu , J. L. Han , Weicong Jing , The SKA Pulsar Science Working Group

Several independent lines of evidence reveal that a relatively strong and highly ordered magnetic field is present throughout the Galaxy's central molecular zone (CMZ). The field within dense clouds of the central molecular zone is…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-03-14 Mark R. Morris

In recent years, the use of tailed radio galaxies as environmental probes has gained momentum as a method for galaxy cluster detection, examining the dynamics of individual clusters, measuring the density and velocity flows in the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-01-27 S. Dehghan , M. Johnston-Hollitt

Magnetism is one of the most important forces on the interstellar medium (ISM), anisotropically regulating the structure and star formation that drive galactic evolution. Recent high dynamic range observations of diffuse gas and molecular…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-03-20 S. E. Clark , Carl Heiles , Tim Robishaw

Magnetic fields play a crucial role in various astrophysical processes within the intracluster medium, including heat conduction, cosmic ray acceleration, and the generation of synchrotron radiation. However, measuring magnetic field…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-07-02 Jiyao Zhang , Yue Hu , A. Lazarian

Magnetic fields play essential roles in various astronomical objects. Radio astronomy has revealed that magnetic fields are ubiquitous in our Universe. However, the real origin and evolution of magnetic fields is poorly proven. In order to…

Although indirect evidence for the presence of magnetic fields in high-mass stars is regularly reported in the literature, the detection of these fields remains an extremely challenging observational problem. We review the recent…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Hubrig