Study of Fararday RM in Magellanic clouds Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Jung S.L.
  2. Mcclure-griffiths N.M.
  3. Hill A.S.
  4. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

Faraday rotation measures (RMs) should be interpreted with caution because there could be multiple magneto-ionized medium components that contribute to the net Faraday rotation along sightlines. We introduce a simple test using Galactic diffuse polarized emission that evaluates whether structures evident in RM observations are associated with distant circumgalactic medium or foreground interstellar medium. We focus on the Magellanic Leading Arm region where a clear excess of RM was previously reported. There are two gaseous objects standing out in this direction: the distant Magellanic Leading Arm and the nearby Antlia supernova remnant (SNR). We recognized narrow depolarized filaments in the 2.3 GHz S-band Polarization All Sky Survey image that overlaps with the reported RM excess. We suggest that there is a steep gradient in Faraday rotation in a foreground screen arising from the Antlia SNR. The estimated strength of the line-of-sight component of the magnetic field is B_||_~5{mu}G, assuming that the excess of RM is entirely an outcome of the magnetized supernova shell. Our analysis indicates that the overlap between the RM excess and the Magellanic Leading Arm is only a remarkable coincidence. We suggest for future RM grid studies that checking Galactic diffuse polarization maps is a convenient way to identify local Faraday screens.

Keywords
  1. magellanic-clouds
  2. diffuse-molecular-clouds
  3. milky-way-galaxy
  4. radio-sources
  5. supernova-remnants
  6. magnetic-fields
  7. astrometry
  8. photometry
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2021MNRAS.508.3921J
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2024-09-17T12:37:33Z
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2024-09-17T11:38:19Z
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2024-09-17T12:37:33Z
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