Alex Lazarian

Position title: Professor

Phone: 608-262-1715

Address:
6289 Chamberlin Hall

Research Interests

MHD Theory: Reconnection, Dynamo Theory; Interstellar Dust: Alignment, Microwave Emission;
Interstellar Turbulence: Statistical Studies; Circumstellar Regions and Comets: Polarization
Molecular Clouds: Dynamics

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Publications

Magnetic Field Strength from Turbulence Theory. I. Using Differential Measure Approach

Lazarian, A., Yan, H., Pogosyan D., 2022
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 935, Issue 2, id.77, 47 pp.

Diffusion of Cosmic Rays in MHD Turbulence with Magnetic Mirrors

Lazarian, A., Xu, S., 2021
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 923, Issue 1, id.53, 16 pp.

Alignment and Rotational Disruption of Dust

Lazarian, A., Hoang, T., 2021
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 908, Issue 1, id.12, 32 pp.

Two Modes of Carbonaceous Dust Alignment

Lazarian, A., 2020
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 902, Issue 2, id.97, 15 pp.

3D turbulent reconnection: Theory, tests, and astrophysical implications

Lazarian, A., Eyink, G., Jafari, A., Kowal, G., Li, H., Xu, S., Vishniac, E., 2020
Physics of Plasmas, Volume 27, Issue 1, article id.012305

Distribution of Velocity Gradient Orientations: Mapping Magnetization with the Velocity Gradient Technique

Lazarian, A., Yuen H., Ho, W., Chen, J., Lazarian, V., Lu, Z., Yang, B., Hu, Y., 2018
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 865, Issue 1, article id. 46, 18pp. (2018).

Tracing Magnetic Fields with Spectroscopic Channel Maps

Lazarian, A., Yuen, H., 2018
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 853, Issue 1, article id. 96, 23pp. (2018).

Synchrotron Intensity Gradients as Tracers of Interstellar Magnetic Fields

Lazarian, A., Yuen, H., Lee, H., Cho, J., 2017
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 842, Issue 1, article id. 30, 13pp. (2017).

Damping of Alfvén Waves by Turbulence and Its Consequences: From Cosmic-ray Streaming to Launching Winds

Lazarian, A., 2016
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 833, Issue 2, id.131, 19 pp.