Magnetic fields of our Galaxy on large and small scales
| dc.creator | Han, Jinlin | |
| dc.date | 2007-05-29 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T12:23:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T12:23:15Z | |
| dc.description | Magnetic fields have been observed on all scales in our Galaxy, from AU to kpc. With pulsar dispersion measures and rotation measures, we can directly measure the magnetic fields in a very large region of the Galactic disk. The results show that the large-scale magnetic fields are aligned with the spiral arms but reverse their directions many times from the inner-most arm (Norma) to the outer arm (Perseus). The Zeeman splitting measurements of masers in HII regions or star-formation regions not only show the structured fields inside clouds, but also have a clear pattern in the global Galactic distribution of all measured clouds which indicates the possible connection of the large-scale and small-scale magnetic fields. | |
| dc.description | 9 pages. Invited Talk at IAU Symp.242, 'Astrophysical Masers and their Environments', Proceedings edited by J. M. Chapman & W. A. Baan | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0705.4175 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0705.4175 | |
| dc.identifier | IAU Symposium, Volume 242, p. 55-63 (2008) | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1017/S1743921307012562 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/213925 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | Magnetic fields of our Galaxy on large and small scales | |
| dc.type | text |