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The magnetic structure in the Galactic disk, the Galactic center and the Galactic halo can be delineated more clearly than ever before. In the Galactic disk, the magnetic structure has been revealed by starlight polarization within 2 or 3…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2009-11-13 J. L. Han

The origin of the micro-Gauss magnetic fields in galaxy clusters is one of the outstanding problem of modern cosmology. We have performed three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations of the nonrelativistic Weibel instability in an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Mikhail V. Medvedev , Luis O. Silva , Marc Kamionkowski

The goal of this work is to put constraints on the strength and structure of the magnetic field in the cluster of galaxies A2382. We investigate the relationship between magnetic field and Faraday rotation effects in the cluster, using…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 D. Guidetti , M. Murgia , F. Govoni , P. Parma , L. Gregorini , H. R. de Ruiter , R. A. Cameron , R. Fanti

Magnetic fields remain an enigmatic part of the content of galaxy clusters. Faraday rotation and depolarisation of extragalactic radio sources are useful probes, but the limited availability of polarised radio sources necessitates stacking…

We describe three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamical modelling of powerful radio galaxies in realistic poor cluster environments. This modelling extends our earlier work on the hydrodynamics of radio galaxies as a function of their cluster…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 M. J. Hardcastle , M. G. H. Krause

We investigate the evolution of magnetic fields in galaxy clusters starting from constant primordial fields using highly resolved ($\approx \rm 4 ~kpc$) cosmological MHD simulations. The magnetic fields in our sample exhibit amplification…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-03-27 Paola Domínguez-Fernández , Franco Vazza , Marcus Brüggen , Gianfranco Brunetti

The origin of large-scale magnetic fields, detected in some low-mass (dwarf and irregular) galaxies via polarised synchrotron emission and Faraday rotation, remained unexplained for a long time. We suggest that mean-field dynamo can be…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-10-16 Prasanta Bera , Anvar Shukurov , Kandaswamy Subramanian

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

Both, X-ray and radio observations, are beginning to probe regions in galaxy clusters close to the virial radius. These are particularly interesting regions as they are (i) crucial for the thermal evolution of the intra-cluster medium and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-18 M. Bruggen , R. J. van Weeren , H. J. A. Rottgering

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

The origin of magnetic fields in the Universe is an open problem in astrophysics and fundamental physics. Polarization observations with the forthcoming large radio telescopes will open a new era in the observation of magnetic fields and…

Theory and simulations suggest that magnetic fields from radio jets and lobes powered by their central super massive black holes can be an important source of magnetic fields in the galaxy clusters. This is paper II in a series of studies…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Hao Xu , Hui Li , David C. Collins , Shengtai Li , Michael L. Norman

To search for a signature of an intracluster magnetic field, we compare measurements of Faraday rotation of polarised extragalactic radio sources in the line of sight of galaxy clusters with those outside. We correlated a catalogue of 1383…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-07 Hans Boehringer , Gayoung Chon , Philipp P. Kronberg

We review the recent discoveries of magnetic fields in different types of massive stars and briefly discuss strategies for spectropolarimetric observations to be carried out in the future.

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

We performed cosmological, magneto-hydrodynamical simulations to follow the evolution of magnetic fields in galaxy clusters, exploring the possibility that the origin of the magnetic seed fields are galactic outflows during the star-burst…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. Donnert , K. Dolag , H. Lesch , E. Müller

Merger shocks induce turbulence in the intra-cluster medium (ICM), and, under some circumstances, accelerate electrons to relativistic velocities to form so-called radio relics. Relics are mostly found at the periphery of galaxy clusters…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-10-18 Luigi Iapichino , Marcus Brüggen

Synchrotron radiation from cosmic rays is a key observational probe of the galactic magnetic field. Interpreting synchrotron emission data requires knowledge of the cosmic ray number density, which is often assumed to be in energy…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-12-06 Amit Seta , Anvar Shukurov , Toby S. Wood , Paul J. Bushby , Andrew P. Snodin

In the past, different works based on numerical simulations have been presented to explain magnetic fields (MFs) in the large scale structure and within galaxy clusters. In this review, I will summarize the main findings obtained by…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Klaus Dolag

The most spectacular aspect of cluster radio emission is represented by the large-scale diffuse radio sources, which cannot be obviously associated with any individual galaxy. These sources demonstrate the existence of relativistic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-12-14 Luigina Feretti