Vertical flows and structures excited by magnetic activity in the Galactic center region
Abstract
The vertical flow structure in the galactic center region remains poorly understood. We analyzed the MHD simulation data by Suzuki et al. (2015) for better understanding. As a result, we found the fast downflows with a speed of ~100 km/s near the foot-points of magnetic loops. These downflows are flowing along a magnetic field line and accelerated by the gravity. The direction of the fast flows is changed by the magnetic loop geometry, as it moves. As a result, not only vertical motions but also azimuthal and radial motions are excited. This feature could be relevant to the observed high velocity dispersion in the position-velocity diagram.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1610.03947,
title = {Vertical flows and structures excited by magnetic activity in the Galactic center region},
author = {Kensuke Kakiuchi and Takeru K. Suzuki and Yasuo Fukui and Kazufumi Torii and Mami Machida and Ryoji Matsumoto},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.03947},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
3 pages, 2 figures, modified proceeding based on a poster session at IAU 322 (The Multi-Messenger Astrophysics of the Galactic Centre), correct just one part of coauthor's affiliation