NGC 1097 Magnetic Fields Orientations

Orientations of the magnetic field within the starburst ring of NGC 1097

Orientations of the magnetic field within the starburst ring of NGC 1097. The blue lines indicate far-infrared data obtained from SOFIA, while the red and orange lines are radio polarimetric observations. The magnetic field has different configurations at far infrared wavelengths compared to radio wavelengths. Credit: Lopez-Rodriguez et al.