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The Magnetic Field of the Large Magellanic Cloud Revealed Through Faraday Rotation
Citation
Gaensler, BM and Haverkorn, M and Staveley-Smith, L and Dickey, JM and McClure-Griffiths, NM and Dickel, JR and Wolleben, M, The Magnetic Field of the Large Magellanic Cloud Revealed Through Faraday Rotation, Science, 307, (5715) pp. 1610-1612. ISSN 0036-8075 (2005) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1126/science.1108832
Abstract
We have measured the Faraday rotation toward a large sample of polarized radio sources behind the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) to determine the structure of this galaxy's magnetic field. The magnetic field of the LMC consists of a coherent axisymmetric spiral of field strength ∼1 microgauss. Strong fluctuations in the magnetic field are also seen on small (<0.5 parsec) and large (∼100 parsecs) scales. The large bursts of recent star formation and supernova activity in the LMC argue against standard dynamo theory, adding to the growing evidence for rapid field amplification in galaxies.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Physical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Astronomical sciences |
| Research Field: | Galactic astronomy |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the physical sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Dickey, JM (Professor John Dickey) |
| ID Code: | 34839 |
| Year Published: | 2005 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 140 |
| Deposited By: | Physics |
| Deposited On: | 2005-08-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2006-03-29 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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