Rotation measures of radio sources in hot galaxy clusters

Author: Govoni F.   Dolag K.   Murgia M.   Feretti L.   Schindler S.   Giovannini G.   Boschin W.   Vacca V.   Bonafede A.  

Publisher: Edp Sciences

E-ISSN: 1432-0746|522|issue|A105-A105

ISSN: 0004-6361

Source: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.522, Iss.issue, 2010-11, pp. : A105-A105

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Abstract

Aims. The goal of this work is to investigate the Faraday rotation measure (RM) of radio galaxies in hot galaxy clusters in order to establish a possible connection between the magnetic field strength and the gas temperature of the intracluster medium.