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Magnetic fields in the weakly collisional plasma of galaxy clusters: from amplification mechanisms to observables

Magnetic fields are ubiquitous in the Universe and observed in various astrophysical systems, with different amplitudes. In galaxy clusters, they are typically on the order of a few

\mu\mathrm{G}

. Comparing this value with the amplitude of magnetic seed ...

EPFL2024

The effect of pressure-anisotropy-driven kinetic instabilities on magnetic field amplification in galaxy clusters

Jennifer Waltraud Schober, Yoan Rappaz

Context. The intracluster medium (ICM) is the low-density diffuse gas that fills the space between galaxies within galaxy clusters. It is primarily composed of magnetized plasma, which reaches virial temperatures of up to 10(8) K, probably due to mergers o ...

Edp Sciences S A2024

Cosmic evolution of the Faraday rotation measure in the intracluster medium of galaxy clusters

Jennifer Waltraud Schober, Yoan Rappaz, Abhijit Bhausaheb Bendre

Context. Radio observations have revealed magnetic fields in the intracluster medium (ICM) of galaxy clusters, and their energy density is nearly in equipartition with the turbulent kinetic energy. This suggests magnetic field amplification by dynamo proce ...

2024