BeyondPlanckXIV electrons image II

These are images of polarized light from electrons travelling at relativistic speeds and interacting with the Galaxies magnetic fields. Credits: Svalheim et al., BeyondPlanck XIV. Polarized foreground emission between 30 and 70GHz

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Trygve Leithe Svalheim

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