2026ApJS..282...53O


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2026ApJS..282...53O - Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 282, 53 (2026/February-0)

GMIMS-DRAGONS: A Faraday Depth Survey of the Northern Sky Covering 350-1030 MHz.

ORDOG A., BOOTH R.A., LANDECKER T.L., CARRETTI E., HILL A.S., BROWN J.-A.C., DAVYDOV A., MOUTINHO CAFFARELLO L., GALLER L.B., FLYGARE J., WEST J.L., WILLIS A.G., TAHANI M., HOVEY G.J., LAGOY D., HARRISON S., SMITH M.A., BAARD C., MESSING R.H., DEL RIZZO D.A., ROBERT B., ROBISHAW T., DICKEY J.M., MORGAN G., KENNEDY I.R., HAVERKORN M., BRACCO A. and CONWAY J.

Abstract (from CDS):

Polarized synchrotron emission at meter to centimeter wavelengths provides an effective tracer of the Galactic magnetic field. Calculating Faraday depth, the most useful parameter for mapping the line-of-sight magnetic field, requires observations covering wide frequency bands with many channels. As part of the Global Magneto-Ionic Medium Survey (GMIMS), we have observed polarized emission spanning 350-1030 MHz over the northern sky, in the declination range -20° ≤ δ ≤ 90°. We used the 15 m telescope at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO), equipped to receive orthogonal circular polarizations, with the Onsala Space Observatory band 1 feed developed for the SKA Project. Angular resolution varies across the band from 1$\mathop{.}\limits^{\unicode{x000b0}}$3 to 3$\mathop{.}\limits^{\unicode{x000b0}}$6. A digital spectrometer provided 42 kHz frequency resolution. Data were taken with the telescope moving rapidly in azimuth and are absolutely calibrated in intensity. Approximately 25% of the data were lost due to radio-frequency interference. The resolution in Faraday depth is ∼6 rad m–2, and features as wide as ∼38 rad m–2 are represented. The median sensitivity of the Faraday depth cube is 11 mK. Approximately 55% of sight lines in this survey show Faraday complexity. This dataset, called “DRAO GMIMS of the Northern Sky,” is the first to probe Faraday depth of the northern sky in its frequency range and will support many scientific investigations. The data will be used to calibrate surveys with higher angular resolution, particularly Galactic foreground maps from the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment, and to provide information on large structures for aperture-synthesis telescopes, particularly the DRAO Synthesis Telescope. The data are available through the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre.

Abstract Copyright: © 2026. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Galaxy magnetic fields - Milky Way magnetic fields - Interstellar medium - Radio telescopes - Single-dish antennas - Polarimetry - Sky surveys

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Number of rows : 14
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 NAME NCP reg 00 00 00 +90 00.0           ~ 216 0
2 NAME Fan Region Rad 02 32 +60.           ~ 20 0
3 NAME Perseus Cloud SFR 03 35.0 +31 13           ~ 1553 0
4 NAME California Molecular Cloud MoC 04 10.0 +39 00           ~ 188 1
5 NAME Taurus Complex SFR 04 41.0 +25 52           ~ 4971 0
6 M 1 SNR 05 34 31.8 +22 01 03           ~ 6516 1
7 NAME Ori A MoC 05 38 -07.1           ~ 3187 0
8 NAME North Polar Spur ISM 12 00 +00.0           ~ 405 1
9 M 87 AGN 12 30 49.42338414 +12 23 28.0436859 10.16 9.59 8.63   7.49 ~ 7815 3
10 MCG+07-41-003 Bla 19 59 28.35656837 +40 44 02.0972325   16.22 15.10     ~ 2537 2
11 NAME NCP Loop reg 20 15 25.2 +89 53 34           ~ 43 0
12 NAME Cyg X Cld 20 30 04.7973633 +40 51 36.002197           ~ 962 1
13 NAME Cas A SNR 23 23 26.0 +58 48 41     14.30     ~ 3033 1
14 NAME Per-Tau reg ~ ~           ~ 54 0

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