Cosmic Magnetism with the Square Kilometre Array and its Pathfinders
arXiv:0901.2952 · doi:10.1017/S1743921309031470
Abstract
One of the five key science projects for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is "The Origin and Evolution of Cosmic Magnetism", in which radio polarimetry will be used to reveal what cosmic magnets look like and what role they have played in the evolving Universe. Many of the SKA prototypes now being built are also targeting magnetic fields and polarimetry as key science areas. Here I review the prospects for innovative new polarimetry and Faraday rotation experiments with forthcoming facilities such as ASKAP, LOFAR, the ATA, the EVLA, and ultimately the SKA. Sensitive wide-field polarisation surveys with these telescopes will provide a dramatic new view of magnetic fields in the Milky Way, in nearby galaxies and clusters, and in the high-redshift Universe.
7 pages, including 2 colour figures. To appear in proceedings of IAU Symposium 259: "Cosmic Magnetic Fields: From Planets, To Stars and Galaxies", Tenerife, Nov 2008
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