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Magnetic Field Strengths of Spiral Galaxies and the Far-Infrared/Radio Correlation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

A. J. Fitt  and
P. Alexander
A. J. Fitt
Affiliation:
M.R.A.O., Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, England
P. Alexander
Affiliation:
M.R.A.O., Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, England

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We have calculated equipartition magnetic fields for a complete, optically-selected sample of 165 spiral galaxies. The magnetic field distribution (fig. 1) is type independent, and shows remarkably little spread in values, around 1 decade in B. This is not due to selection effects because of the nature of the sample and the 95 percent detection rate.

Type
5. The Polarization, Magnetic Field and Velocity Structure of External Spiral Galaxies
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 140: Galactic and Intergalactic Magnetic Fields , 1990 , pp. 241
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1990 

References

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