Speaker
Dr
Katia Ferriere
(IRAP/OMP)
Description
I will review our observational knowledge of the interstellar magnetic field in the Milky Way. I will first describe the main methods traditionally used to probe the interstellar magnetic field, and I will explain what the different methods have taught us regarding its strength, direction, and spatial distribution. I will then describe a new method, known as rotation measure synthesis or Faraday tomography, which combines synchrotron emission and Faraday rotation, and I will illustrate the potential of this method with a couple of examples.
Primary author
Dr
Katia Ferriere
(IRAP/OMP)
