Revisiting radio synchrotron diagnostics in star-forming galaxies

arXiv:2604.20950 · astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.HE · Submitted 2026-04-22 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.HE

Submitted: 2026-04-22

Updated: 2026-04-22

Comments: 19 pages, 14 figures. Submitted to MNRAS

Journal ref: Mon Not R Astron Soc (2026)

DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stag1871

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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