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Turbulence in the diffuse magneto-ionized medium: observational aspects
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 October 2016
Abstract
Turbulence in the interstellar medium is ubiquitous. The turbulent energy density in the gas is significant, and comparable to energy densities of magnetic fields and cosmic rays. Studies of the turbulent interstellar gas in the Milky Way have mostly focused on the neutral gas component, since various spectral lines can give velocity information. Probing turbulent properties in the ionized gas, let alone in magnetic fields, is observationally more difficult. A number of observational methods are discussed below which provide estimates of the maximum scale of fluctuations, the Mach number and other turbulence characteristics.
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 11 , General Assembly A29B: Astronomy in Focus , August 2015 , pp. 720 - 722
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- Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016