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Magnetic fields in irregular galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2008

Amanda Kepley ,
Eric Wilcots ,
Ellen Zweibel ,
Stefanie Mühle ,
John Everett ,
Timothy Robishaw ,
Carl Heiles  and
Uli Klein
Amanda Kepley
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 475 N. Charter St., Madison, WI 53704, USA email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Eric Wilcots
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 475 N. Charter St., Madison, WI 53704, USA email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Ellen Zweibel
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 475 N. Charter St., Madison, WI 53704, USA email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Stefanie Mühle
Affiliation:
Stichting JIVE, Postbus 2, 7990 AA Dwingeloo, The Netherlands email: [email protected]
John Everett
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 475 N. Charter St., Madison, WI 53704, USA email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Timothy Robishaw
Affiliation:
School of Physics, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia email: [email protected]
Carl Heiles
Affiliation:
Astronomy Department, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3411, USA email: [email protected]
Uli Klein
Affiliation:
Argelander-Institut für Astronomie, Universität Bonn, Auf dem Hügel 71, D-53121 Bonn, Germany email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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The low masses of irregular galaxies change the behavior of their interstellar medium (ISM) compared to that of normal spirals, so the role of magnetic fields in the ISM in irregulars may be very different than in spirals. We present high-resolution and high-sensitivity observations of the magnetic fields of two irregular galaxies: NGC 4214 and NGC 1569.

Keywords

Magnetic fields – polarization – ISM: magnetic fields – galaxies: dwarf – galaxies: ISM – galaxies: irregular – galaxies: magnetic fields – galaxies: starburst – radio continuum: galaxies
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 4 , Symposium S259: Cosmic Magnetic Fields: From Planets, to Stars and Galaxies , November 2008 , pp. 555 - 556
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2009

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