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Observational Properties of Helical Magnetic Fields

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

M. Urbanik  and
K. Otmianowska-Mazur
M. Urbanik
Affiliation:
Astronomical Observatory, Jagiellonian University ul. Orla 171, Krakow, Poland
K. Otmianowska-Mazur
Affiliation:
Astronomical Observatory, Jagiellonian University ul. Orla 171, Krakow, Poland

Abstract

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The model of the polarized emission from a spiral galaxy similar to M31, containing helically twisted magnetic field has been constructed. Helical magnetic field was found to cause a specific asymmetry of the distribution of the polarized brightness of the galactic disk.

Keywords

galaxiesmagnetic fieldspolarized emission
Type
9. Magnetohydrodynamic Phenomena in the Interstellar Medium Related to Dynamo Processes
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 157: The Cosmic Dynamo , 1993 , pp. 411 - 412
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1993 

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