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Fluctuations in the Galactic Magnetic Field

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

James M. Cordes ,
Andrew Clegg  and
John Simonetti
James M. Cordes
Affiliation:
Astronomy Department and NAIC Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
Andrew Clegg
Affiliation:
Astronomy Department and NAIC Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
John Simonetti
Affiliation:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Department of Physics Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA

Abstract

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We discuss small scale structure in the Galactic magnetic field as inferred from Faraday rotation measurements of extragalactic radio sources. The rotation measure data suggest a continuum of length scales extending from parsec scales down to at least 0.01 pc and perhaps to as small as 109 cm. Such turbulence in the magnetic field comprises a reservoir of energy that is comparable to the energy in the large scale field.

Type
2. The Magnetic Field Structure of the Milky Way: The Meeting of Observation and Theory
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 140: Galactic and Intergalactic Magnetic Fields , 1990 , pp. 55 - 58
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1990 

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