The origin, evolution and signatures of primordial magnetic fields

K Subramanian - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The universe is magnetized on all scales probed so far. On the largest scales, galaxies and
galaxy clusters host magnetic fields at the micro Gauss level coherent on scales up to ten …

Cosmic rays in galaxy clusters and their nonthermal emission

G Brunetti, TW Jones - International Journal of Modern Physics D, 2014 - World Scientific
Radio observations prove the existence of relativistic particles and magnetic field associated
with the intra-cluster-medium (ICM) through the presence of extended synchrotron emission …

Resolving small-scale cold circumgalactic gas in TNG50

D Nelson, P Sharma, A Pillepich… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We use the high-resolution TNG50 cosmological magnetohydrodynamical simulation to
explore the properties and origin of cold circumgalactic medium (CGM) gas around massive …

[HTML][HTML] 3D turbulent reconnection: Theory, tests, and astrophysical implications

A Lazarian, GL Eyink, A Jafari, G Kowal, H Li, S Xu… - Physics of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Magnetic reconnection, topological changes in magnetic fields, is a fundamental process in
magnetized plasmas. It is associated with energy release in regions of magnetic field …

Turbulent heating in galaxy clusters brightest in X-rays

I Zhuravleva, E Churazov, AA Schekochihin, SW Allen… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract The hot (107 to 108 kelvin), X-ray-emitting intracluster medium (ICM) is the
dominant baryonic constituent of clusters of galaxies. In the cores of many clusters, radiative …

Astrophysical gyrokinetics: kinetic and fluid turbulent cascades in magnetized weakly collisional plasmas

AA Schekochihin, SC Cowley, W Dorland… - The Astrophysical …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents a theoretical framework for understanding plasma turbulence in
astrophysical plasmas. It is motivated by observations of electromagnetic and density …

Detection of magnetic fields in the circumgalactic medium of nearby galaxies using Faraday rotation

V Heesen, SP O'Sullivan, M Brüggen, A Basu… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. The existence of magnetic fields in the circumgalactic medium (CGM) is largely
unconstrained. Their detection is important as magnetic fields can have a significant impact …

Magnetic field amplification in galaxy clusters and its simulation

J Donnert, F Vazza, M Brüggen, J ZuHone - Space Science Reviews, 2018 - Springer
We review the present theoretical and numerical understanding of magnetic field
amplification in cosmic large-scale structure, on length scales of galaxy clusters and beyond …

Residual gas motions in the intracluster medium and bias in hydrostatic measurements of mass profiles of clusters

ET Lau, AV Kravtsov, D Nagai - The Astrophysical Journal, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
We present analysis of bulk and random gas motions in the intracluster medium using high-
resolution Eulerian cosmological simulations of 16 simulated clusters, including both very …

The interplay of magnetically dominated turbulence and magnetic reconnection in producing nonthermal particles

L Comisso, L Sironi - The Astrophysical Journal, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Magnetized turbulence and magnetic reconnection are often invoked to explain the
nonthermal emission observed from a wide variety of astrophysical sources. By means of …