A new look at the north Polar Spur

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Dec 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980apj...242..533h&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 242, Dec. 1, 1980, p. 533-540.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

51

Interstellar Gas, Milky Way Galaxy, Nebulae, Radio Sources (Astronomy), Astronomical Models, Centimeter Waves, Gas Ionization, Supernova Remnants, X Ray Sources

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The North Polar Spur (NPS) consists of the H I shell on the outside and the radio continuum shell RC NPS containing ionized gas and a region of diffuse X-ray enhancement. It was found that the parallel component of the magnetic field in the RC NPS is greater than 1.2 Gauss, and the electron density is below 0.4/cu cm. The ionization of the gas in RC NPS may be caused by hot stars inside the NPS or by X-ray emission; relativistic electrons are confined in Alfven waves by thy ionized gas. The model explains several features of the RC NPS including its forming only a portion of a complete loop adjacent to the H I NPS.

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