Neutral gas and the magnetic field in the Galactic Center

There is substantial evidence that the Galactic Center harbors some of the strongest observable magnetic fields in the Galaxy, which are expected to have a major role in the astrophysical processes there. In this thesis, I present results from an experiment to measure the line-of-sight component of the magnetic field, $B\sb\Vert$, via Zeeman splitting of the 21-cm line of neutral hydrogen. In addition, I report a 3σ upper limit of 2 mG for $B\sb\Vert$ in the neutral hydrogen within the circumnuclear disk of M82.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Astronomy

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Plante, Raymond Louis

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lo, K.Y.

• Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1995 Plante, Raymond Louis

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9522160
(UMI)AAI9522160

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/19063