Naslov
Galactic interstellar filaments as probed by LOFAR and Planck

Autori
Zaroubi, S. ; Jelić, Vibor ; de Bruyn, A.G. ; Boulanger, F. ; Bracco, A. ; Kooistra, R. ; Alves, M.I.R. ; Brentjens, M. A. ; Ferrière, K. ; Ghosh, T. ; Koopmans, L.V.E. ; Levrier, F. ; Miville-Deschênes, M.- A. ; Montier, L. ; Pandey, V.N. ; Soler, J.D.

Izvornik
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (0035-8711) 454 (2015), 1; L46-L50

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pismo, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
techniques; interferometric; ISM; general; magnetic fields; structure; radio continuum; general; submillimetre

Sažetak
Recent Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) observations at 115-175 MHz of a field at medium Galactic latitudes (centred at the bright quasar 3C196) have shown striking filamentary structures in polarization that extend over more than 4° across the sky. In addition, the Planck satellite has released full sky maps of the dust emission in polarization at 353 GHz. The LOFAR data resolve Faraday structures along the line of sight, whereas the Planck dust polarization maps probe the orientation of the sky projected magnetic field component. Hence, no apparent correlation between the two is expected. Here we report a surprising, yet clear, correlation between the filamentary structures, detected with LOFAR, and the magnetic field orientation, probed by the Planck satellite. This finding points to a common, yet unclear, physical origin of the two measurements in this specific area in the sky. A number of follow-up multifrequency studies are proposed to shed light on this unexpected finding.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika

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