The composition and morphology of the interstellar medium in starburst galaxies has been well investigated, but the magnetic field properties are still uncertain. The nearby starburst galaxy M82 provides a unique opportunity to investigate the mechanisms leading to the amplification and reduction of turbulent and regular magnetic fields. Possible scenarios of the contribution of the magnetic field to the star-formation rate are evaluated. Archival data from the VLA and WSRT were combined and re-reduced to cover the wavelength regime between 3cm and 22cm. All observations revealed polarised emission in the inner part of the galaxy, while extended polarised emission up to a distance of 2kpc from the disk was only detected at 18cm and 22cm. The observations hint at a magnetised bar in the inner part of the galaxy. We calculate the mass inflow rate due to magnetic stress of the bar to 7.1 solar masses per year, which can be a significant contribution to the star-formation rate of M82 of approximately 13 solar masses per year. The halo shows polarised emission, which might be the remnant of a regular disk field. Indications for a helical field in the inner part of the outflow cone are provided. The coherence length of the magnetic field in the centre is similar to the size of giant molecular clouds. Using polarisation spectra more evidence for a close coupling of the ionised gas and the magnetic field as well as a two-phase magnetic field topology were found. Electron densities in the halo are similar to the ones found in the Milky Way. The magnetic field morphology is similar to the one in other nearby starburst galaxies with possible large-scale magnetic loops in the halo and a helical magnetic field inside the outflow cones. The special combination of a magnetic bar and a circumnuclear ring are able to significantly raise the star-formation rate in this galaxy by magnetic braking.
The Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey VII: Spectra and Polarisation In Cutouts of Extragalactic Sources (SPICE-RACS) Second Data Release -- Unveiling the Magnetised Sky
SKA Observatory, SKA-Low Science Operations Centre(SKA 天文台,SKA-Low 科学运营中心);ATNF, CSIRO Space & Astronomy(CSIRO 空间与天文学部 ATNF);CSIRO Information Management & Technology(CSIRO 信息管理与技术部);Departamento de Física de la Tierra y Astrofísica & IPARCOS-UCM, Universidad Complutense de Madrid(马德里康普顿斯大学地球物理与天体物理学系及 IPARCOS-UCM);Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics, The Australian National University(澳大利亚国立大学天文学与天体物理学研究学院);Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto(多伦多大学邓普勒天文学与天体物理学研究所)
Role of intervening Mg II absorbers on the rotation measure and fractional polarisation of the background quasars
我们探测高红移星系的磁场,使用多余的河外贡献剩余旋转措施(RRM)的类星体视线与干预镁II吸收剂。基于1132个类星体的大样本,我们用平均绝对偏差计算了RRM分布的展宽($σ^{md}_{rrm}$),并发现对于352个具有Mg II中间吸收体的视线,其值为17.1 $\pm0.7$ rad m $^{-2}$,而对于780个没有这种吸收体的视线,其值为$15.1\pm0.6$ rad m $^{-2}$,导致这两个子样品中$8.0\pm1.9$ rad m $^{-2}$的过度增宽($σ_{rrm}^{ex}$)。$σ_{rrm}^{ex}$的这个值,使我们能够限制磁场的平均强度(休息帧)在高红移星系负责这些镁II吸收,$\sim 1.3\pm0.3 μG$在一个中位数红移为0.92。这一估计与早期基于射电-红外相关和能量均分的局部宇宙星系磁场估计一致。对基于射电频谱指数$α$(含$F_ν\propto ν^α$)的平坦($α$ $\geq -0.3$ ; 315个源)和陡峭($α$ $\leq -0.7$ ; 476个源)频谱源的子样本分割进行类似分析,结果表明前者有显著的$σ_{rrm}^{ex}$(在3.5 $σ$水平),而后者没有。反相关发现之间的$σ^{md}_{rrm}$和百分比极化($p$)与类似的皮尔逊相关$-0.62$和$-0.87$的子样本与镁II,分别,表明…
Misaligned or chaotic? A strong break of axial symmetry in the local LRD J1025 revealed with VLT/FORS2 spectropolarimetry
Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge(卡弗里宇宙学研究所,剑桥大学);Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge(卡文迪许实验室,剑桥大学);Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen(卡普坦天文研究所,格罗宁根大学)
我们目前1至10 GHz的无线电连续通量密度,光谱指数,偏振和旋转测量(RM)的最年轻的已知银河系超新星遗迹(SNR)G1.9+0.3的图像,使用澳大利亚望远镜紧凑阵列(ATCA)的观测。我们在1984年至2017年期间进行了一项跨越8个时期的扩张研究,得出的结果与之前的G1.9+0.3扩张研究一致。我们发现一个平均的无线电连续扩展率($0.78 \pm 0.09$)百分之一年$^{-1}$(或$\sim8900$公里秒$^{-1}$在一个假设的距离为8.5千秒差距),虽然扩展率在整个SNR周长变化。在2016年至2017年的最近时期,我们观察到北部地区的扩张速度快于预期。我们找到了$-0.81\pm0.02$(76 MHz $-$ 10 GHz)的G1.9+0.3的全局频谱指数。然而,朝向北部地区,观测到无线电频谱显著变陡($\sim -$ 1)。对于G1.9+0.3的两个所谓的(东和西)“耳”,我们发现400-600 rad m $^{2}$和100-200 rad m $^{2}$的RM值分别非常不同。射电连续辐射的分极化达到(19 $\pm$ 2)~ %,与其它稍老的SNR(如Cas~A)一致。
ViCTORIA project: A pilot study of the M49 region in the Virgo cluster in polarisation
Hamburger Sternwarte, Universität Hamburg(汉堡天文台,汉堡大学);INAF - Istituto di Radioastronomia(意大利国家天体物理研究所射电天文研究所);Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Bologna(博洛尼亚大学物理与天文系);ASTRON, Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy(荷兰射电天文研究所);INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari(意大利国家天体物理研究所卡利亚里天文台);Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CNES, LAM(艾克斯-马赛大学,法国国家科学研究中心,法国国家空间研究中心,拉格朗日实验室);Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago(芝加哥大学天文学与天体物理学系)