Astrophysical: Astrophysical magnetism

  • News
    Astronomers observe potential magnetic flip around a supermassive black hole
    An international research, in which a team from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has participated, has provided new evidence for an enigmatic...
  • Publication
    Extragalactic Magnetism with SOFIA (SALSA Legacy Program). V. First Results on the Magnetic Field Orientation of Galaxies
    We present the analysis of the magnetic field (B-field) structure of galaxies measured with far-infrared (FIR) and radio (3 and 6 cm) polarimetric observations...
  • Publication
    Extragalactic Magnetism with SOFIA (SALSA Legacy Program): The Magnetic Fields in the Multiphase Interstellar Medium of the Antennae Galaxies
    Mergers are thought to be a fundamental channel for galaxy growth, perturbing the gas dynamics and the magnetic fields (B-fields) in the interstellar medium...
  • Technical facility
    LaPalma supercomputer
    LaPalma supercomputer is one of fourteen nodes located on Spanish territory linked together to form the Spanish Supercomputing Network.