The Research

The Parkes telescope and the Compact Array are being used to study the Magellanic System, consisting of the Small Magellanic Cloud, the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Magellanic Bridge and the Magellanic Stream. The following research areas are under investigation:

The interstellar medium and dynamics of the SMC and the LMC
The Magellanic Bridge
The Magellanic Stream
Modelling the interaction of the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds
The Magellanic HVC population
Polarimetry and Magnetic fields in the ISM of the LMC and SMC
Star formation and evolution processes
HII regions
Molecules
Supernova remnants
Science Highlights
- Shining a bright light on cold gas in the Magellanic Clouds
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Publications

Conferences

"Galaxies in the Local Volume" conference (Sydney, 8-13 July 2007)
Magellanic Clouds workshop (Sydney, 16/17 July 2007)
Previous Magellanic Clouds workshops
- Vienna

Related sites

Magellanic Clouds Newsletter