Magnetic fields and ionized gas in nearby late type galaxies

2006/11/09 by K. T. Chyzy, K. T. Chyży, D. J. Bomans +5 · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Interstellar medium #Ion #Ionization #Magnetic field #Physics #Polarization (electrochemistry) #Spiral galaxy #Star formation #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065932

10 pages, 11 figures, accepted for publication in A&A

arxiv created 2006/11/09 · openalex publication_date 2006/11/13 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims.In order to analyze the importance of the star formation rate in generating and amplifying magnetic fields in the interstellar medium we perform a deep continuum polarization study of three angularly large, late type spiral galaxies.

Citations

• Revised equipartition and minimum energy formula for magnetic field strength estimates from radio synchrotron observations
• Amplification of Galactic Magnetic Fields by the Cosmic-Ray-driven Dynamo

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