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SOFIA/HAWC+: Mapping the Galactic center magnetic field

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2014

Michael W. Werner ,
C. Darren Dowell ,
D. T. Chuss ,
M. R. Morris ,
G. Novak  and
for the HAWC+ team
Michael W. Werner
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: Charles.d.dowell@jpl.nasa.gov
C. Darren Dowell
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: Charles.d.dowell@jpl.nasa.gov
D. T. Chuss
Affiliation:
Goddard Space Flight Center, 8800 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
M. R. Morris
Affiliation:
UCLA Dept. Physics & Astronomy, 475 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
G. Novak
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, 633 Clark St, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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Abstract

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Polarimetry of the far infrared emission from magnetically-aligned interstellar grains is one of the best ways of studying the magnetic field at the Galactic center. We describe the HAWC+ instrument, under development for flight on SOFIA starting in 2015, which will provide a major advance in capability for these critically important measurements.

Keywords

infrared: generalinstrumentation: polarimetersGalaxy: centersubmillimeter: general
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 9 , Symposium S303: The Galactic Center: Feeding and Feedback in a Normal Galactic Nucleus , October 2013 , pp. 121 - 122
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2014 

References

Hildebrand, R. H., Gonatas, D. P., Platt, S. R., Wu, X. D., Davidson, J. A., Werner, M. W., Novak, G., & Morris, M. 1990, ApJ 362, 114Google Scholar