  We present results from N-body + magnetohydrodynamical simulations of merging
clusters of galaxies. We find that cluster mergers cause various characteristic
magnetic field structures because of the strong bulk flows in the intracluster
medium. The moving substructures result in cool regions surrounded by the
magnetic field. These will be recognized as magnetized cold fronts in the
observational point of view. A relatively ordered magnetic field structure is
generated just behind the moving substructure. Eddy-like field configurations
are also formed by Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities. These features are similarly
seen even in off-center mergers though the detailed structures change slightly.
The above-mentioned characteristic magnetic field structures are partly
recognized in Faraday rotation measure maps. The higher absolute values of the
rotation measure are expected when observed along the collision axis, because
of the elongated density distribution and relatively ordered field structure
along the axis. The rotation measure maps on the cosmic microwave background
radiation, which covers clusters entirely, could be useful probes of not only
the magnetic field structures but also the internal dynamics of the
intracluster medium.

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