The magnetic field of the Large Magellanic Cloud revealed through Faraday rotation

B.M. Gaensler; M. Haverkorn; Lister Staveley-Smith; J.M. Dickey; N.M. Mcclure-Griffiths; J.R. Dickel; M. Wolleben

doi:10.1126/science.1108832

The magnetic field of the Large Magellanic Cloud revealed through Faraday rotation

B.M. Gaensler, M. Haverkorn, Lister Staveley-Smith, J.M. Dickey, N.M. Mcclure-Griffiths, J.R. Dickel, M. Wolleben

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We have measured the Faraday rotation toward a large sample of polarized radio sources behind the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) to determine the structure of this galaxy's magnetic field. The magnetic field of the LMC consists of a coherent axisymmetric spiral of field strength similar to1 microgauss. Strong fluctuations in the magnetic field are also seen on small (

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1610-1612
Journal	Science
Volume	307
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1108832
Publication status	Published - 2005

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