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Biermann Mechanism in Primordial Supernova Remnant and Seed Magnetic Fields

Astrophysics 2009-11-10 v4

Abstract

We study generation of magnetic fields by the Biermann mechanism in the pair-instability supernovae explosions of first stars. The Biermann mechanism produces magnetic fields in the shocked region between the bubble and interstellar medium (ISM), even if magnetic fields are absent initially. We perform a series of two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic simulations with the Biermann term and estimate the amplitude and total energy of the produced magnetic fields. We find that magnetic fields with amplitude 1014101710^{-14}-10^{-17} G are generated inside the bubble, though the amount of magnetic fields generated depend on specific values of initial conditions. This corresponds to magnetic fields of 1028103110^{28}-10^{31} erg per each supernova remnant, which is strong enough to be the seed magnetic field for galactic and/or interstellar dynamo.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0501538,
  title  = {Biermann Mechanism in Primordial Supernova Remnant and Seed Magnetic Fields},
  author = {Hidekazu Hanayama and Keitaro Takahashi and Kei Kotake and Masamune Oguri and Kiyotomo Ichiki and Hiroshi Ohno},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0501538},
  year   = {2009}
}

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12 pages, 3 figures