Magnetic fields in the first galaxies: Dynamo amplification and limits from reionization
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2011-10-14 v1
Abstract
We discuss the amplification of magnetic fields by the small-scale dynamo, a process that could efficiently produce strong magnetic fields in the first galaxies. In addition, we derive constraints on the primordial field strength from the epoch of reionization.
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@article{arxiv.1110.2880,
title = {Magnetic fields in the first galaxies: Dynamo amplification and limits from reionization},
author = {Dominik R. G. Schleicher and Jennifer Schober and Christoph Federrath and Francesco Miniati and Robi Banerjee and Ralf S. Klessen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.2880},
year = {2011}
}
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6 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables. Proceedings for the "Magnetic Fields in the Universe III: From Laboratory and Stars to Primordial Structures" (Zakopane, Poland). Editors: M. Soida, K. Otmianowska-Mazur, E.M. de Gouveia Dal Pino, A. Lazarian