Month: September 2022

ENORMOUS ENERGY. “Turbulent magnetic fields are thought to be a significant component of the Galaxy with a magnitude equal to or greater than the mean field component.” https://lnkd.in/gTA_aVgT View in LinkedIn

THE SHADOW CAST. “Observations of nearby spiral galaxies have revealed a regular large scale pattern that follows the spiral arms. However these observations are 2D projections of a 3D field, of which the exact topology remains a mystery.” https://lnkd.in/gTA_aVgT View in LinkedIn

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TURBULENT HEAVENS. “Galactic magnetic fields should not be treated as minor perturbations, but rather as key ingredients in a rich dynamically active environment.” https://lnkd.in/gTA_aVgT View in LinkedIn

PARTICLE ACCELERATORS. “Galactic magnetic fields are thought to be responsible for the acceleration of electrons, positrons and ions to cosmic rays.” https://lnkd.in/gTA_aVgT View in LinkedIn

EXTREME ENERGY. “Additionally, ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) are extragalactic cosmic rays with energies exceeding 10(18) eV.” https://lnkd.in/gTA_aVgT View in LinkedIn

ORIGINS. “Acceleration to these extreme energies could be due to transients such as massive supernovae or compact object mergers, active-galactic nuclei, or galaxy clusters, though the exact mechanism is unclear.” https://lnkd.in/gTA_aVgT View in LinkedIn

JETS OF IONS. “Active Galactic Nuclei, powered by accretion on a supermassive black hole, eject relativistic jets that interact with the interstellar and intergalactic medium on sub-pc to Mpc scales.” https://lnkd.in/gTA_aVgT View in LinkedIn