Arp220 magnetic field (IMAGE)

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Arp220 magnetic field

Caption

Image showing the intensity of Arp 220 in the Submillimeter Array continuum bands (colour) with polarization vectors overlaid (left). These are rotated by 90 degrees in the image to show the orientation of the magnetic field.

Credit

D.L. Clements et al.

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License

Public Domain

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