The role of magnetic fields in cluster cooling flows

Details The role of magnetic fields in cluster cooling flows The role of magnetic fields in cluster cooling flows

Jan 1990

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 348, Jan. 1, 1990, p. 73-84.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

128

Cooling Flows (Astrophysics), Galactic Clusters, Intergalactic Media, Interstellar Magnetic Fields, Interstellar Matter, Magnetic Field Reconnection, Energetic Particles, Particle Acceleration, Radio Emission, Relativistic Particles, Specific Heat

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An investigation is made of the dynamical effects of the intracluster magnetic field, whose radial inflow and shear can produce a dramatic increase in the field's strength while rendering it more radial, with cooling flows. It is found that field reconnection is the most likely dominant-loss mechanism, so that buoyancy effects are probably not important. Attention is given to the effect of the magnetic field on thermal instabilities. The most important observable effect of the magnetic field in cooling flows will probably be very strong Faraday rotation of the polarization of radio sources within or behind the cooling flow.

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