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We analyse observational signatures of magnetic fields for simulations of a Milky-Way like disc with supernova-driven interstellar turbulence and self-consistent chemical processes. In particular, we post-process two simulations data sets…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-03-29 Yoan Rappaz , Jennifer Schober , Philipp Girichidis

Weakly collisional space plasmas are rarely in local thermal equilibrium and often exhibit non-Maxwellian electron and ion velocity distributions that lead to the growth of microinstabilities, that is, enhanced electric and magnetic fields…

This work is devoted to the study of the influence of temperature anisotropy and parallel heat flux on the stability of supersonic shear flow in collisionless plasmas. Within a fluid-based framework, we employ the 16-moment transport…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-14 Namig S. Dzhalilov

Thermal instability (TI) can strongly affect the structure and dynamics of the interstellar medium (ISM) in the Milky Way and other disk galaxies. Thermal conduction plays an important role in the TI by stabilizing small scales and limiting…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-03 Ena Choi , James M. Stone

In this work, we have carried out a two-dimensional (2D) simulation of thermal instability (TI) in interstellar matter (ISM), considering it to be a weakly ionised inviscid plasma with radiation loss. We carry out the simulation using our…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2026-02-04 Hitendra Sarkar , Madhurjya P. Bora

We examine observational characteristics of multi-phase turbulent flows in the diffuse interstellar medium (ISM) using a synthetic radiation field of atomic and molecular lines. We consider the multi-phase ISM which is formed by thermal…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 M. Yamada , H. Koyama , K. Omukai , S. Inutsuka

In low-density plasma environments, such as the intracluster medium (ICM), the Larmour frequency is much larger than the ion-ion collision frequency. In such a case, the thermal pressure becomes anisotropic with respect to the magnetic…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 M. S. Nakwacki , E. M. de Gouveia Dal Pino , G. Kowal , R. Santos-Lima

We present a comparison of molecular clouds (MCs) from a simulation of supernova-driven interstellar medium (ISM) turbulence with real MCs from the Outer Galaxy Survey. The radiative transfer calculations to compute synthetic CO spectra are…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-08-03 Paolo Padoan , Mika Juvela , Liubin Pan , Troels Haugbølle , Åke Nordlund

We apply gravity-based and density-based methods to identify clouds in numerical simulations of the star-forming, three-phase interstellar medium (ISM), and compare their properties and their global correlation with the star formation rate…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-07-29 S. Alwin Mao , Eve C. Ostriker , Chang-Goo Kim

Interstellar medium (ISM) structures gravitationally perturb stellar orbits in galactic disks, driving orbital heating and migration. However, studies of these transport processes tend to model the ISM very crudely, e.g., as a collection of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-05-22 Shaunak Modak , Chris Hamilton , Eve C. Ostriker , Scott Tremaine

In a previous paper we investigated the energy transfer of massive stars to the interstellar medium as a function of time and the geometrical configuration of three massive stars via 3D-mesh-refining hydrodynamics simulations, following the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-07-02 Martin Krause , Roland Diehl , Hans Böhringer , Michael Freyberg , Daniel Lubos

Correlation anisotropy emerges dynamically in magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), producing stronger gradients across the large-scale mean magnetic field than along it. This occurs both globally and locally, and has significant implications in…

Space Physics · Physics 2013-12-04 W. H. Matthaeus , S. Servidio , P. Dmitruk , V. Carbone , S. Oughton , M. Wan , K. T. Osman

The intracluster medium (ICM) is the low-density diffuse magnetized plasma in galaxy clusters, which reaches virial temperatures of up to 10^8 K. Under these conditions, the plasma is weakly collisional and therefore has an anisotropic…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-11 Y. Rappaz , J. Schober

Complex turbulent motions of magnetized gas are ubiquitous in the interstellar medium. The source of this turbulence, however, is still poorly understood. Previous work suggests that compression caused by supernova shockwaves, gravity, or…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-02-26 Ankush Mandal , Christoph Federrath , Bastian Körtgen

Observations of the intracluster medium (ICM) in galaxy clusters suggest for the presence of turbulence and the magnetic fields existence has been proved through observations of Faraday Rotation and synchrotron emission. The ICM is also…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-12-09 M. S. Nakwacki , G. Kowal , R. Santos-Lima , E. M. de Gouveia Dal Pino , D. A. Falceta-Gonçalves

The life-cycle, structure, and dynamics of the interstellar medium (ISM) is regulated by turbulence. Complex physical processes, including supernova (SN) explosions, shear, and gravitational collapse, drive and maintain turbulence, but it…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-06 Isabella A. Gerrard , Christoph Federrath

Supernova (SN) explosions play an important role in the development of galactic structures. The energy and momentum imparted on the interstellar medium (ISM) in so-called "supernova feedback" drives turbulence, heats the gas, enriches it…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-25 André-Patrick Bubel

The dynamics of the interstellar medium (ISM) are strongly affected by turbulence, which shows increased anisotropy in the presence of a magnetic field. We expand upon the Esquivel & Lazarian method to estimate the Alfven Mach number using…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-22 Blakesley Burkhart , A. Lazarian , I. C. Leao , J. R. de Medeiros , A. Esquivel

Parker instability arises from the presence of magnetic fields in a plasma in a gravitational field such as the interstellar medium (ISM), wherein the magnetic buoyant pressure expels the gas and causes the gas to move along the field…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-09-07 Chih-Yueh Wang , Ying-Yi Lo , Chung-Ming Ko

We present simulations of the magnetized interstellar medium (ISM) in models of massive star forming (40 Msun / yr) disk galaxies with high gas surface densities (~100 Msun / pc^2) similar to observed star forming high-redshift disks. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-17 Michal Hanasz , Harald Lesch , Thorsten Naab , Artur Gawryszczak , Kacper Kowalik , Dominik Wóltański