Cosmic-ray driven dynamo in the interstellar medium of irregular galaxies
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Cosmic - ray driven dynamo in the interstellar medium of irregular galaxies
Context. Irregular galaxies usually are smaller and less massive when compared to the spiral, S0 and elliptical counterparts. The radio observations show that the magnetic field in irregular galaxies is present and its value reaches the same level as in spiral galaxies. However the conditions in the medium of irregular galaxy are very unfavorable for amplification of the magnetic field due to s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Astronomy and Astrophysics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0004-6361,1432-0746
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200912729