A MAGNETIC-FIELD UPPER LIMIT FOR THE CIRCUMNUCLEAR RING IN THE GALACTIC-CENTER

被引:14
作者
MARSHALL, J [1 ]
LASENBY, AN [1 ]
YUSEFZADEH, F [1 ]
机构
[1] NORTHWESTERN UNIV,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,EVANSTON,IL 60208
关键词
ISM; CLOUDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; GALAXY; CENTER; RADIO LINES;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/274.2.519
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The Zeeman effect has been used to derive an upper limit of 0.5 mG for the average magnetic field over regions of the circumnuclear disc in the Galactic Centre. The result is based on HI absorption observations made with the VLA in DnC. This low upper limit does not contradict the previous detections of Schwarz and Lasenby and Killeen et al, if field reversals occur within the 45 x 45 arcsec(2) regions over which we averaged.
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