Probing Galactic Magnetism near the Galactic Center with THOR-GC

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dc.contributor.advisorStil, Jeroen
dc.contributor.authorWeatherhead, Kierra
dc.contributor.committeememberTaylor, Matthew
dc.contributor.committeememberFriesen, Timothy
dc.contributor.committeememberLeahy, Denis
dc.date2024-11
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-19T19:32:43Z
dc.date.available2024-09-19T19:32:43Z
dc.date.issued2024-09-18
dc.description.abstractThe Galactic magnetic field (GMF) permeates the entire Milky Way and plays an important role in the dynamics of the Galaxy. An understanding of the GMF is required to create a comprehensive model of the Galaxy. As the GMF does not radiate, it must be observed indirectly by studying the polarization properties of light. This thesis presents the polarization calibration of the Galactic center extension of the HI/OH/Radio Recombination Line Survey of the Milky Way (THOR-GC). THOR-GC covers the Galactic center, a complex region where the GMF is poorly understood. Polarization observations in THOR-GC can aid in uncovering the nature of the GMF in this region. As well, analysis of a highly polarized transient source identified in THOR-GC reveals that its variability is much larger than previously found and that the source may be a fast-moving neutron star in an extreme environment.
dc.identifier.citationWeatherhead, K. (2024). Probing Galactic magnetism near the Galactic center with THOR-GC (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1880/119786
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgary
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectGalactic magnetism
dc.subjectGalactic magnetic field
dc.subjectGalactic center
dc.subjectInterstellar medium
dc.subjectRadio astronomy
dc.subjectPolarization
dc.subjectFaraday Rotation
dc.subjectTransient sources
dc.subject.classificationAstronomy and Astrophysics
dc.titleProbing Galactic Magnetism near the Galactic Center with THOR-GC
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePhysics & Astronomy
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudentI do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.
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