The magnetic field in luminous star-forming galaxies
Abstract
An ongoing search for Zeeman splitting in the 1667 MHz OH megamaser emission from luminous star-forming galaxies has yielded numerous detections. These results, in addition to being the first extragalactic measurement of the Zeeman effect in an emission line, suggest that OH megamasers are excellent extragalactic magnetometers. We review the progress of our survey and discuss future observations.
- Publication:
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Cosmic Magnetic Fields: From Planets, to Stars and Galaxies
- Pub Date:
- April 2009
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2009IAUS..259..493R
- Keywords:
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- Masers;
- galaxies: magnetic fields;
- galaxies: starburst;
- ISM: molecules