Title
The southern optical/infrared survey of interstellar polarization in the galaxy
Date Issued
28 September 2005
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Magalhães A.M.
Melgarejo R.
De Matos L.
Carciofi A.C.
Benedito F.F.C.
Valentim R.
Gabriel V.S.
Universidade de São Paulo
Abstract
We briefly describe an on-going Survey of Interstellar Polarization in the Galaxy. We aim at improving our knowledge of the magnetic field structure of the diffuse Interstellar Medium, the ratio between the random and uniform components of the field and the scale length of the field fluctuations. Related goals are the study of the magnetic field through clouds at high galactic latitudes and across open clusters for mapping the field on small scales. An IR extension of the Survey has begun and will concentrate on the Galactic Plane. The Survey is being carried out with the IAG-USP 60-cm telescope. Future plans include the use of a 2.5m Robotic Telescope. © 2005 American Institute of Physics.
Start page
715
End page
720
Volume
784
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Astronomía
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-33749576588
ISBN
0735402736
9780735402737
Source
AIP Conference Proceedings
Resource of which it is part
AIP Conference Proceedings
ISSN of the container
0094243X, 15517616
ISBN of the container
0735402736, 978-073540273-7
Conference
MAGNETIC FIELDS IN THE UNIVERSE: From Laboratory and Stars to Primordial Structures
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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