Submillimetre observations of the two-component magnetic field in M82

Kate Pattle; Walter Gear; Matt Redman; Matthew W.L. Smith; Jane Greaves

doi:10.1093/mnras/stab1300

Submillimetre observations of the two-component magnetic field in M82

Kate Pattle
, Walter Gear
, Matt Redman
, Matthew W.L. Smith
, Jane Greaves

Physics

University of Galway
Cardiff University

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Abstract

We observed the starburst galaxy M82 in 850 μm polarized light with the POL-2 polarimeter on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT). We interpret our observed polarization geometry as tracing a two-component magnetic field: a poloidal component aligned with the galactic 'superwind', extending to a height ~350 pc above and below the central bar; and a spiral-arm-aligned, or possibly toroidal, component in the plane of the galaxy, which dominates the 850 μm polarized light distribution at galactocentric radii ≤2 kpc. Comparison of our results with recent High-resolution Airborne Wideband Camera Plus (HAWC+) measurements of the field in the dust entrained by the M82 superwind suggests that the superwind breaks out from the central starburst at ~350 pc above the plane of the galaxy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	684-688
Number of pages	5
Journal	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume	505
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab1300
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2021

Keywords

Galaxies: individual: M82
Galaxies: magnetic fields
Submillimetre: galaxies

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Submillimetre observations of the two-component magnetic field in M82

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