This research reveals the effective mapping of magnetic fields using synchrotron and X-ray intensity gradients in super-Alfvénic turbulence.
Super-Alfvénic turbulence is important for many astrophysical objects, particularly galaxy clusters. In this paper, we explore the accuracy of synchrotron intensity gradients and X-ray intensity gradients to map magnetic fields in super-Alfvénic turbulence for a set of astrophysically relevant parameters of turbulent driving. Analyzing our synthetic observations, we report a good accuracy for both techniques. Our results are suggestive that other types of gradient technique can be successfully employed to trace magnetic fields within super-Alfvénic subsonic turbulence.
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