The Magneto-Ionic Medium of the Milky Way Galaxy

银河系的磁离子介质

• 批准号: 1144-2008
• 负责人: Landecker, Thomas
• 金额: $ 1.93万
• 依托单位: University of Calgary
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2011-01-01 至 2012-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=473441
• 关键词: Magneto; Ionic; Medium; Milky; Way

The space between the stars of the Milky Way is threaded by magnetic energy that plays a significant role in the never-ending cycle of star birth and star death. The best way to detect, measure, and visualize the invisible magnetic energy is through observations with radio telescopes because the fields influence the generation and propagation of radio waves in interstellar space. The quantity that must be measured is the polarization of the incoming radio signals, a preferred orientation of the waves.

银河系恒星之间的空间由磁能贯穿，在恒星诞生和恒星死亡的永无止境的循环中扮演着重要的角色。探测、测量和可视化不可见磁能的最好方法是通过射电望远镜进行观测，因为这些场会影响星际空间中无线电波的产生和传播。必须测量的量是传入无线电信号的偏振，这是波的首选方向。