Marvel at the magnitude of the central Milky Way

The magnetic field in the center The galaxies are 10 times larger than the rest of the galaxy, discovering this meaning has narrowed the limit on magnetic fields, an important factor to calculate all astronomical data. .

The new study shows that the Milky Way's magnetic field is farther away than previously announced.

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Adelaide, Monash University and the US published a new discovery in Nature.

Dr. Roland Crocker, head of the study and Dr. David Jones joined the project while working at Monash University and University of Adelaide's School of Chemistry and Physics. Two scientists currently work at the Max Plank Institute of Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg, Germany.

Dr Crocker said this study will challenge the contemporary thinking of astronomers. Over the past 30 years, there has been an ambiguity about the exact value of magnetic fields at the Milky Way Center. The strength of this magnetic field is related to most astronomical calculations because most of the space is magnetized.

Dr. Jones said the findings will affect many different areas, from the theory of formation to cosmology.

He said that if the magnetic field in our galactic center is larger than we thought, this will raise more questions about how it might be so powerful while the magnetic field of the universe was originally very weak. We now know that more than 10% of the galaxy's magnetic energy is concentrated in at least 0.1% of its volume, right in its center.

Dr. Jones completed his PhD program at the University of Adelaide, studying the galactic central magnetic field under the supervision of Dr. Raymond Protheroe, Deputy Professor of Physics at Adelaide University and Dr. Crocker, studying after TS at the University.

Dr. Protheroe said the Milky Way radiates only radio waves and gamma rays generated by the impact of energetic molecules and it is brightest in the center. Knowing the magnetic field there helps us better understand the origin of radio waves and gamma rays.