Abstract
We detected significant Zeeman splitting in the 1667 MHz OH megamaser emission from four ultraluminous galaxies. These detections, in addition to being the first extragalactic detection of the Zeeman effect in an emission line, suggest that OH megamasers are excellent extragalactic magnetometers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 467-470 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | S242 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Space and Planetary Science
Keywords
- Galaxies: magnetic fields
- Galaxies: starburst
- ISM: molecules
- Masers