A radio and optical polarization study of the magnetic field in the small magellanic cloud

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 688, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1029-1049

  Mao, S A ^a   Gaensler, B M ^b   Stanimirovic S ^c   Haverkorn, M ^d,e   McClure Griffiths, N M ^f   Staveley Smith, L ^g   Dickey, J M ^h  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^f CSIRO   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Magellanic clouds; Magnetic fields; Polarization

Indexed keywords

EID: 56849124860     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/590546     Document Type: Article

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