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The Large-Scale Magnetic Field Structure Near the Galactic Centre

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

Wolfgang Reich
Wolfgang Reich*
Affiliation:
Max–Planck–Institut für Radioastronomie Auf dem Hügel 69 5300 Bonn 1, FRG

Abstract

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High frequency polarization observations reveal the existence of a poloidal magnetic field structure in the Galactic Centre region on scales of about 200 pc. At lower frequencies large non–thermal spurs are seen tracing the magnetic field up to kpc distances from the Galactic Centre.

Type
7. Magnetic Fields in Galactic Nuclei
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 140: Galactic and Intergalactic Magnetic Fields , 1990 , pp. 369 - 372
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1990 

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