Broadband Radio Polarimetry of the THOR Pilot Region

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dc.contributor.advisorStil, Jeroen
dc.contributor.authorShanahan, Russell P.
dc.contributor.committeememberPlume, René
dc.contributor.committeememberLeahy, Denis
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-26T21:18:37Z
dc.date.available2016-08-26T21:18:37Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis presents the first results of broadband polarimetry of the HI, OH, Recombination Line Survey of the Milky Way (THOR) pilot region. The THOR pilot survey covers l = 29.2 degrees to 31.5 degrees, |b| < 1 degree at frequencies from 988.433 MHz to 2012.433 MHz with an angular resolution that ranges from 24.4'' x 15.1'' at 988.433 MHz to 9.0'' x 8.3'' at 2012.433 MHz. After calibrating the visibility data for total intensity as well as polarization two mini-mosaics image cubes were made for the targets of this thesis. The two targets studied within the THOR pilot region presented in this thesis are the supernova remnant (SNR) Kes 75 and the star formation region W43-Main. At the frequencies of the THOR survey are thermal and synchrotron emission. By the use of Rotation Measure (RM) synthesis, it is found that the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) in Kes 75 and some diffuse emission in W43-Main display complex Faraday rotation.en_US
dc.identifier.citationShanahan, R. P. (2016). Broadband Radio Polarimetry of the THOR Pilot Region (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25170en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25170
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3225
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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.subjectAstronomy and Astrophysics
dc.subject.classificationW43-Mainen_US
dc.subject.classificationKes 75en_US
dc.subject.classificationTHORen_US
dc.subject.classificationFaraday depthen_US
dc.subject.classificationRM-synthesisen_US
dc.subject.classificationPolarimetryen_US
dc.subject.classificationW43en_US
dc.titleBroadband Radio Polarimetry of the THOR Pilot Region
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePhysics and Astronomy
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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