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Formation of protostellar jets - effects of magnetic diffusion | | Christian Fendt
; Miljenko Cemeljic
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2 Oct 2002 | | Journal: | Astron.Astrophys. 395 (2002) 1045-1060 | | Subject: | astro-ph | | Abstract: | We investigate the evolution of a disk wind into a collimated jet under the influence of magnetic diffusivity, assuming that the turbulent pattern in the disk will also enter the disk corona and the jet. Using the ZEUS-3D code in the axisymmetry option we solve the time-dependent resistive MHD equations for a model setup of a central star surrounded by an accretion disk. We find that the diffusive jets propagate slower into the ambient medium. Close to the star we find that a quasi stationary state evolves after several hundred (weak diffusion) or thousand (strong diffusion) disk rotations. Magnetic diffusivity affects the protostellar jet structure as follows. The jet poloidal magnetic field becomes de-collimated. The jet velocity increases with increasing diffusivity, while the degree of collimation for the hydrodynamic flow remains more or less the same. We suggest that the mass flux is a proper tracer for the degree of jet collimation and find indications of a critical value for the magnetic diffusivity above which the jet collimation is only weak. | | Source: | arXiv, astro-ph/0210082 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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