Magnetic fields near the peripheries of galactic discs

2014/07/21 by E. Mikhailov, A. Kasparova, D. Moss +3 · 13 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Disc #Dynamo #Galactic corona #Galactic nuclei #Galactic tide #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Galaxy #Interstellar medium #Magnetic field #astro-ph.GA

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201323341

published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 568, A66 (EDP Sciences) · 8 pages, 5 figures

arxiv created 2014/07/21 · openalex publication_date 2014/07/21 · arxiv updated 2014/09/05 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context. Magnetic fields are observed beyond the peripheries of optically detected galactic discs, while numerical models of their origin and the typical magnitudes are still absent. Previously, studies of galactic dynamo have avoided considering the peripheries of galactic discs because of the very limited (though gradually growing) knowledge about the local properties of the interstellar medium.

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