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A direct indicator of magnetic fields in galaxies and other astronomical objects is their synchrotron emission. It is the emission of charged particles moving with relativistic velocities in the magnetic field (see, e.g., Ginzburg and Syrovatskii, 1964; Pacholczyk, 1970; 1977).
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Ruzmaikin, A.A., Shukurov, A.M., Sokoloff, D.D. (1988). Observation of Magnetic Fields. In: Magnetic Fields of Galaxies. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 133. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2835-0_3
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