University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Physics & Astronomy ETDs Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1-28-2015 A High Resolution Study of the Magnetic Fields in the Centaurus Cluster Caleb Grimes Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/phyc_etds Recommended Citation Grimes, Caleb. "A High Resolution Study of the Magnetic Fields in the Centaurus Cluster." (2015). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/phyc_etds/20 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Electronic Theses and Dissertations at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Physics & Astronomy ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Caleb Grimes Candidate Physics and Astronomy Department This thesis is approved, and it is acceptable in quality and form for publication: Approved by the Thesis Committee: Dr. Gregory Taylor , Chairperson Dr. Richard Rand Dr. Ylva Pihlstrom i A High Resolution Study of the Magnetic Fields in the Centaurus Cluster by Caleb K. Grimes B.S., Physics, Morehead State University, 2012 THESIS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science Physics The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico December, 2014 c 2014, Caleb K. Grimes iii Dedication I dedicate this to my parents, Greg and Kathleen Grimes, who have always been of immense support throughout my education and without which I could not have succeeded. iv Acknowledgments I would like to acknowledge my advisor, Dr. Greg Taylor, my defense committee Dr. Taylor, Dr. Rand, and Dr. Pihlstrom and all of my collaborators on this project.