Primordial magnetic field constraints from the end of reionization

• Published in: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Letters Vol. 418; no. 1; pp. L143 - L147
• Main Authors: Schleicher, Dominik R. G., Miniati, Francesco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 21.11.2011
• Subjects: cosmology: theory; Cut-off; dark ages; dark ages, reionization, first stars; first stars; Galaxies; galaxies: high-redshift; galaxies: magnetic fields; intergalactic medium; Ionization; Luminosity; Magnetic fields; Mathematical models; reionization; Strength

ABSTRACT Primordial magnetic fields generated in the early Universe are subject of considerable investigation, and observational limits on their strength are required to constrain the theory. Due to their impact on the reionization process, the strength of primordial fields can be limited using the...