A Far-Infrared View of Active Galactic Nuclei with SOFIA/HAWC+
Date
The left image shows the large-scale magnetic field along the polar direction of the disk of the starburst galaxy M82. The HAWC+ imaging polarimetric observations show, for the first time, a relatively hot dust magnetically aligned along the direction of the outflows. The right image shows a multi-wavelength view of the galaxy, with the blue x-ray revealing gas that has been heated by the violent outflow.
Credit
Left: SOFIA/HAWC+/E. Lopez-Rodriguez; Right: X-ray: NASA/CXC/JHU/D.Strickland; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA/The Hubble Heritage Team; IR: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of AZ/C. Engelbracht
Image Number
SCI2018_0003
Additional Information
A Far-Infrared View of Active Galactic Nuclei with SOFIA/HAWC+
Principal Investigator
Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez
Instrument
HAWC+
