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8.4. Properties of synchrotron emission and magnetic fields in the central region of M31

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

P. Hoernes ,
R. Beck  and
E.M. Berkhuijsen
P. Hoernes
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany
R. Beck
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany
E.M. Berkhuijsen
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany

Abstract

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At the centre of M31 the nonthermal spectral index between λ20 cm and λ6 cm is −0.2. It slowly decreases along the southern arm and the northern filaments visible in Hα, but perpendicular to these features it increases much faster. The magnetic field runs along the arm and the filaments. These phenomena suggest the existence of a mono-energetic source of relativistic electrons in the nucleus.

Type
Part II. Nuclear Interstellar Medium
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 184: The Central Regions of the Galaxy and Galaxies , 1998 , pp. 351 - 352
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1998 

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