Magnetic field surrounding the starburst nucleus of the galaxy M82 from polarized dust emission

Holland, W. S. ; Jenness, T. ; Hawarden, T. G. ; Greaves, J. S.

[s.l.] : Macmillian Magazines Ltd.
Published 2000
ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Medicine
Natural Sciences in General
Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Magnetic fields may play an important role in the star-formation process, especially in the central regions of ‘starburst’ galaxies where star formation is vigorous. But the field directions are very difficult to determine in the dense molecular gas out of which the stars form, ...
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