Bibcode
DOI
Brüggen, M.; Ruszkowski, M.; Simionescu, A.; Hoeft, M.; Dalla Vecchia, C.
Bibliographical reference
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 631, Issue 1, pp. L21-L24.
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9
2005
Journal
Citations
104
Refereed citations
96
Description
The intergalactic magnetic field within filaments should be less
polluted by magnetized outflows from active galaxies than magnetic
fields in clusters. Therefore, filaments may be a better laboratory to
study magnetic field amplification by structure formation than galaxy
clusters, which typically host many more active galaxies. We present
highly resolved cosmological adaptive mesh refinement simulations of
magnetic fields in the cosmos and make predictions about the evolution
and structure of magnetic fields in filaments. Comparing our results to
observational evidence of magnetic fields in filaments suggests that
amplification of seed fields by gravitational collapse is not sufficient
to produce intergalactic medium fields. Finally, the implications for
cosmic-ray transport are discussed.