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The Magnetized Intracluster Plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

Jean Eilek*
Affiliation:
New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, U.S.A.

Abstract

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We now know that the plasma in clusters of galaxies is magnetized, at strong levels in some regions. It follows that the dynamics of the cluster plasma is more complex than has been thought up to now.

Type
II. Joint Discussions
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Pacific 2002

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