A magnetic torsional wave near the Galactic Centre traced by a 'double helix' nebula

Nature

Volumn 440, Issue 7082, 2006, Pages 308-310

  Morris, Mark ^a   Uchida, Keven ^b   Do, Tuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Center for Radiophysics and Space Research Cornell University Space Sciences Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALAXIES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MORPHOLOGY; ORBITS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

DIPOLAR GEOMETRY; MILKY WAY; MOLECULAR CLOUDS;

WAVES;

MAGNETIC FIELD;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; COSMIC RADIATION; MAGNETISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33645034937     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature04554     Document Type: Article

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