Generation of large scale magnetic fields at recombination epoch

被引:53
作者
Berezhiani, Z [1 ]
Dolgov, AD
机构
[1] Univ Aquila, Dipartimento Fis, I-67010 Coppito, Laquila, Italy
[2] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Lab Nazl Gran Sasso, I-67010 Laquila, Italy
[3] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Ferrara, I-44100 Ferrara, Italy
[4] ITEP, Moscow 113259, Russia
关键词
galactic and intergalactic magnetic fields; density perturbation;
D O I
10.1016/j.astropartphys.2003.11.002
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
It is argued that large scale cosmic magnetic field could be generated in the primeval plasma slightly before hydrogen recombination. Non-zero vorticity, necessary for that, might be created by the photon diffusion in the second order in the temperature fluctuations. The resulting seed fields at galactic scale would be (8-9) orders of magnitude smaller than the observed ones and with a reasonable galactic dynamo amplifying the seed fields by the factor similar to10(8)-10(9) an existence of coherent magnetic fields in galaxies may be explained. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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