1999/06/29 by J. A. Eilek, Eilek, J. A.
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/9906485
6 pages, 1 figure, to appear in 'Diffuse Thermal and Relativistic Plasma in Galaxy Clusters', 1999, Ringberg Workshop, Germany, MPE-Report
arxiv created 1999/06/29 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
It is now well established that the plasma in galaxy clusters is magnetized. In some cases, at least, the field is strong enough to be dynamically important. Perhaps this is the time to move past simple detection experiments, and to work towards a general understanding of the strength, structure and maintenance of the cluster field.