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Probing the Interstellar Magnetic Field by Polarization Observations of Supernova Remnants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

Ernst Fürst
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie Auf dem Hügel 69 5300 Bonn 1, FRG
Wolfgang Reich
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie Auf dem Hügel 69 5300 Bonn 1, FRG

Abstract

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We present a comparison of the Galactic magnetic field and the magnetic field of three supernova remnants (SNRs) of bilateral symmetry derived from linear polarization measurements. These data are best explained if a quasi-perpendicular propagation of the SNR-shock wave is assumed.

Type
3. Magnetic Fields in and around Supernova Remnants
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1990 

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