The role of large-scale magnetic fields in galaxy NGC 891. Can magnetic fields help to reduce the local mass-to-light ratio in the galactic outskirts?

Details The role of large-scale magnetic fields in galaxy NGC 891. Can magnetic fields help to reduce the local mass-to-light ratio in the galactic outskirts? The role of large-scale magnetic fields in galaxy NGC 891. Can magnetic fields help to reduce the local mass-to-light ratio in the galactic outskirts?

2011-11-28

arxiv.org/abs/1111.6417v2

MNRAS (2012) 421: 2155-2160

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxy Astrophysics

6 pages, 12 figures

Scientific paper

10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20447.x

We address the problem of the influence of large-scale magnetic fields on galactic rotation for the example of the spiral galaxy NGC 891. Based on its rotation curve and the surface density of HI we determine, in the framework of the global disc model, the surface density of matter. Then, based on the surface brightness, we determine the corresponding profile of the local mass-to-light ratio. We also model the vertical gradient of azimuthal velocity in the quasi-circular-orbit approximation, and compare it with measurements. We discuss what factors may influence the rotation of matter in NGC 891 and how this can translate to changes in the profile of the local mass-to-light ratio. In particular, we discuss the possible effect of magnetic fields on the motion of ionized gas, and, consequently, on the determination of the profile of the local mass-to-light ratio. Finally, we put forward the hypothesis that the asymmetry in magnetic fields observed in NGC 891 might be responsible for the observed anomalous behaviour of the vertical gradient.

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