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A brief overview about our knowledge on galaxy cluster magnetic fields is provided. Emphasize is given to the mutual dependence of our knowledge on relativistic particles in galaxy clusters and the magnetic field strength. Furthermore, we…

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

Magnetic fields in galaxy clusters can be investigated using a variety of techniques. Recent studies including radio halos, Inverse Compton hard X-ray emissions and Faraday rotation measure, are briefly outlined. A numerical approach for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Federica Govoni , Matteo Murgia

An important area of study of cosmic magnetic fields is on the largest scales, those of clusters of galaxies. In the last decade it has become clear that the intra-cluster medium (ICM) in clusters of galaxies is magnetized and that magnetic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 L. Feretti , M. Johnston-Hollitt

The existence of magnetic fields associated with the intracluster medium in clusters of galaxies is now well established through different methods of analysis. The most detailed evidence for the presence of cluster magnetic fields comes…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Federica Govoni

Magnetic fields in galaxy clusters have been measured using a variety of techniques, including: studies of synchrotron relic and halo radio sources within clusters, studies of inverse Compton X-ray emission from clusters, surveys of Faraday…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 C. L. Carilli , G. B. Taylor

Cosmology, high-energy physics and astrophysics are converging on the study of large-scale magnetic fields. While the experimental evidence for the existence of large-scale magnetization in galaxies, clusters and superclusters is rather…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Massimo Giovannini

A combination of observation, theory, modeling, and laboratory plasma experiments provides a multifaceted approach to develop a much greater understanding of how magnetic fields arise in galactic settings and how these magnetic fields…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2009-02-23 A. Lazarian , S. Boldyrev , C. Forest , J. Sarff , P. Terry

The existence of magnetic fields associated with the intracluster medium in clusters of galaxies is now well established through different methods of analysis. Magnetic fields are investigated in the radio band from studies of the rotation…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Federica Govoni , Luigina Feretti

Magnetic fields are believed to play an important role in the evolution of molecular clouds, from their large scale structure to dense cores, protostellar envelopes, and protoplanetary disks. How important is unclear, and whether magnetic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Tyler L. Bourke , Alyssa A. Goodman

Observations of magnetic fields on scales up to several Mpc are important for understanding cluster and large-scale structure evolution. Our current census of such structures is heavily biased -- towards fields of several microG, towards…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Lawrence Rudnick

Most of the visible matter in the Universe is in a plasma state, or more specifically is composed of ionized or partially ionized gas permeated by magnetic fields. Thanks to recent advances on the theory and detection of cosmic magnetic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 E. M. de Gouveia Dal Pino

Clusters of galaxies are the largest self-gravitating structures in the universe. Each cluster is filled with a large-scale plasma atmosphere, in which primordial matter is mixed with matter that has been processed inside stars. This is a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Jean A. Eilek

Observations of galaxy clusters show that the intracluster medium (ICM) is likely to be turbulent and is certainly magnetized. The properties of this magnetized turbulence are determined both by fundamental nonlinear magnetohydrodynamic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 A. A. Schekochihin , S. C. Cowley

The presence of magnetic fields in the intra-cluster medium of galaxy clusters is now well estabilished. It is directly revealed by the presence of cluster-wide radio sources: radio halos and radio relics. In the last years increasing…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-09-08 A. Bonafede , L. Feretti , M. Murgia , F. Govoni , G. Giovannini , V. Vacca

The recent evidences of the presence of magnetic fields and relativistic particles in galaxy clusters are reviewed. The existence of microG-level magnetic fields in cluster atmospheres appears well established from the detection of diffuse…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-23 Luigina Feretti

The presence of magnetic fields in the intracluster medium in clusters of galaxies has been revealed through several different observational techniques. These fields may be dynamically important in clusters as they will provide additional…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Tracy E. Clarke

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

Magnetic fields are ubiquitous in the Universe. Extragalactic disks, halos and clusters have consistently been shown, via diffuse radio-synchrotron emission and Faraday rotation measurements, to exhibit magnetic field strengths ranging from…

Clusters of galaxies are large gravitationally bound systems which consist of several observable components: hundreds of galaxies, hot gas between the galaxies and sometimes relativistic particles. These components are emitting in different…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Sabine Schindler

Strongly coupled plasmas in which the interaction energy exceeds the kinetic energy play an important role in many astrophysical and laboratory systems including compact stars, laser plasmas and dusty plasmas. They exhibit many unusual…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2013-09-19 M. Bonitz , H. Kählert , T. Ott , H. Löwen
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