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The Detailed Magnetic Field Structure in the SW Quadrant of M31

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

R. Beck  and
E.M. Berkhuijsen
R. Beck
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie Auf dem Hügel 69 5300 Bonn 1 F.R.G.
E.M. Berkhuijsen
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie Auf dem Hügel 69 5300 Bonn 1 F.R.G.

Abstract

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A three-dimensional, arc-like structure in the magnetic field was found coming out of the plane of M31. This structure may be the first Parker-Jeans instability observed in an external galaxy.

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. 198 - 200
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1990 

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