Galactic magnetic fields

Review article:


Magnetic fields in nearby galaxies, Fletcher A., 2011, in The dynamic interstellar medium: a celebration of the Canadian Galactic plane survey, eds. R. Kothes, T.L. Landecker & A.G. Willis,  ASP Conference Series 438, 197-210 (pre-print available here: fletcher.pdf)


Published (refereed):


Magnetic fields and spiral arms in the galaxy M51, Fletcher A., Beck R., Shukurov A., Berkhuijsen E.M. & Horellou C., 2011, MNRAS, in press


High-resolution radio continuum survey of M 33. III. Magnetic fields, Tabatabaei F.S., Krause M., Fletcher A. & Beck R., 2008, A&A, 490, 1005-1017


Analysis of spiral arms using anisotropic wavelets: gas, dust and magnetic fields in M 51, Patrikeev P, Fletcher A., Stepanov R., Beck R., Berkhuijsen E.M., Frick P. & Horellou C., 2006, A&A, 458, 441-452


Magnetic fields in barred galaxies. IV. NGC 1097 and NGC 1365, Beck R., Fletcher A., Shukurov A., Snodin A., Sokoloff D.D., Ehle M., Moss D. & Shoutenkov V., 2005, A&A, 444, 739-765


Magnetic fields in barred galaxies. III. The southern peculiar galaxy NGC 2442, Harnett J., Ehle M., Fletcher A., Beck R., Haynes M., Ryder S., Thierbach M. & Wielebinski R., 2004, A&A, 421, 571-581


The magnetic field of M 31 from multi-wavelength radio polarization observations, Fletcher A., Berkhuijsen E.M., Beck R. & Shukurov A., 2004, A&A, 414, 53-67


Scaling and correlation analysis of the spiral galaxy M51, Fletcher A., Harnett, J.I., Frick P., Beck R., Berkhuijsen E.M. & Patrikeev P., 2003, in EMAC 2003 Proceedings, eds. R.L. May &

W.F. Blyth, Sydney 2003. (re-print here)


Magnetic fields in barred galaxies. II. Dynamo models, Moss D., Shukurov A., Sokoloff D., Beck R. & Fletcher A., 2001, A&A, 380, 55-71


Published (selected others):


Magnetism in the nearby galaxy M 33, Tabatabaei F.S., Krause M., Beck R. & Fletcher A., 2009, in Cosmic Magnetic Fields: From Planets, to Stars and Galaxies, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 259, pp. 545-546


Magnetic Fields and Mass Inflow in Central Regions of Barred Galaxies, Beck R., Ehle M., Fletcher A., Harnett J., Shoutenkov V., Shukurov A. & Sokoloff D., 2005, in THE EVOLUTION OF STARBURSTS: The 331st Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Seminar. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 783, pp. 216-222


Ram Pressure Effects on the Magnetic Field of NGC 2442, Fletcher A., Beck R., Harnett J., Ehle M. & Ryder S.D., 2004, in IAU Symposium no. 217. Edited by P.-A. Duc, J. Braine, and E. Brinks. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, p.382


Anisotropic Wavelet Analysis of Spiral Arms and Magnetic Fields in the Galaxy M51, Patrikeev P, Fletcher A., Beck R., Berkhuijsen E.M., Frick P. & Horellou C., 2005, in The Magnetized Plasma in Galaxy Evolution. Edited by K. Chyży, K. Otmianowska-Mazur, M. Soida, and R.-J. Dettmar, pp. 130-135


Magnetic Fields and Spiral Structure, Fletcher A., Beck R., Berkhuijsen E.M., Horellou C. & Shukurov A., 2004, in How Does the Galaxy Work? A Galactic Tertulia with Don Cox and Ron Reynolds. Edited by Emilio J. Alfaro, Enrique Péxiz, José Franco. ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE LIBRARY Volume 315. p.299


The regular magnetic fields of M31 and M33, from radio polarization observations, Fletcher A., Beck R., Berkhuijsen E.M. & Shukurov A., 2000, in The interstellar medium in M31 and M33. Edited by Elly M. Berkhuijsen, Rainer Beck, and Rene A. M. Walterbos. Shaker, Aachen, pp. 201-204