interstellar magnetic field
(ISMF)
(galactic magnetic field between that of stars)
An interstellar magnetic field (ISMF) is the magnetic field
between stars, i.e., the galaxy's magnetic field.
The Milky Way's ISMF is thought to be on the order
of 0.1 nanotesla.
In contrast, the Sun's magnetic field in the
vicinity or Earth is about 1 nanotesla,
and the Earth's is on the order of 50 microteslas.
(Magnetic fields are measured in teslas or
gausses where 1 T = 10,000 G.)
(magnetism,stars)
Further reading:
http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Galactic_magnetic_fields
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/nasa-s-ibex-observations-pin-down-interstellar-magnetic-field
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010ApJ...724.1473F/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015ApJ...814..112F/abstract
https://arxiv.org/abs/1806.02806
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