New constraints on the magnetization of the cosmic web using LOFAR Faraday rotation observations
New constraints on the magnetization of the cosmic web using LOFAR Faraday rotation observations
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使用 LOFAR 法拉第旋转观测对宇宙网磁化强度的新约束
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10.1093/mnras/staa1395
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
O’Sullivan
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O’Sullivan
Measuring the properties of extragalactic magnetic fields through the effect of Faraday rotation provides a means to understand the origin and evolution of cosmic magnetism. Here, we use data from the LOFAR Two-Metre Sky Survey (LoTSS) to calculate the Faraday rotation measure (RM) of close pairs of extragalactic radio sources. By considering the RM difference (ΔRM) between physical pairs (e.g. double-lobed radio galaxies) and non-physical pairs (i.e. close projected sources on the sky), we statistically isolate the contribution of extragalactic magnetic fields to ΔRM along the line of sight between non-physical pairs. From our analysis, we find no significant difference between the ΔRM distributions of the physical and non-physical pairs, limiting the excess Faraday rotation contribution to <1.9 rad m−2(confidence). We use this limit with a simple model of an inhomogeneous universe to place an upper limit of 4 nG on the cosmological co-moving magnetic field strength on Mpc scales. We also compare the RM data with a more realistic suite of cosmological magnetohydrodynamical simulations that explore different magnetogenesis scenarios. Both magnetization of the large-scale structure by astrophysical processes such as galactic and AGN outflows, and simple primordial scenarios with seed magnetic field strengths <0.5 nG cannot be rejected by the current data; while stronger primordial fields or models with dynamo amplification in filaments are disfavoured.
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作者:
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DOI:
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2008-11
期刊:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17166.x
发表时间:
2010
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
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通讯作者:
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