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Magnetic Fields in the Irregular Galaxy LMC

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

Richard Wielebinski
Richard Wielebinski*
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, W-5300 Bonn 1, FRG

Abstract

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New radio continuum surveys allowed the determination of the magnetic field in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The magnetic field is filamentary, extending to the south of the 30 Doradus nebula. Some possible explanations for this unusual morphology are discussed.

Type
7. Magnetic Fields in Galaxies: Observations
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 157: The Cosmic Dynamo , 1993 , pp. 317 - 319
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1993 

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