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Low-mass galaxies radio observations show in many cases surprisingly high levels of magnetic field. The mass and kinematics of such objects do not favour the development of effective large-scale dynamo action. We attempted to check if the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-03-14 Hubert Siejkowski , Marian Soida , Krzysztof T. Chyzy

We present numerical simulations of driven magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence with weak/moderate imposed magnetic fields. The main goal is to clarify dynamics of magnetic field growth. We also investigate the effects of the imposed…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 J. Cho , E. Vishniac , A. Beresnyak , A. Lazarian , D. Ryu

We study the magnetic field evolution of an isolated spiral galaxy, using isolated Milky Way-mass galaxy formation simulations and a novel prescription for magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) supernova feedback. Our main result is that a galactic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-07-26 Iryna Butsky , Jonathan Zrake , Ji-hoon Kim , Hung-I Yang , Tom Abel

MHD turbulence plays a central role in the physics of star-forming molecular clouds and the interstellar medium. I here show that MHD turbulence in molecular clouds must be driven to account for the observed supersonic motions in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Mordecai-Mark Mac Low

We propose a model for Diffusive Shock Acceleration (DSA) in which stochastic magnetic fields in the shock precursor are generated through purely fluid mechanisms of a so-called small-scale dynamo. This contrasts with previous DSA models…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-14 A. Beresnyak , T. W. Jones , A. Lazarian

We present results from two-dimensional numerical simulations of a supersonic turbulent flow in the plane of the galactic disk, incorporating shear, thresholded and discrete star formation (SF), self-gravity, rotation and magnetic fields. A…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 T. Passot , E. Vazquez-Semadeni , A. Pouquet

Observations have suggested substantial departures from pressure equilibrium in the interstellar medium (ISM) in the plane of the Galaxy, even on scales under 50 pc. Nevertheless, multi-phase models of the ISM assume at least locally…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Mordecai-Mark Mac Low , Dinshaw S. Balsara , Jongsoo Kim , Miguel A. Avillez

Feedback from massive stars is one of the least understood aspects of galaxy formation. We perform a suite of vertically stratified local interstellar medium (ISM) simulations in which supernova rates and vertical gas column densities are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-24 M. Ryan Joung , Mordecai-Mark Mac Low , Greg L. Bryan

The small-scale turbulent dynamo is an important process contributing to the cosmic magnetization. In partially ionized astrophysical plasmas, the dynamo growth of magnetic energy strongly depends on the coupling state between ions and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-02-20 Siyao Xu , Sudip K. Garain , Dinshaw S. Balsara , A. Lazarian

Aims. We investigate the cosmological evolution of large- and small-scale magnetic fields in galaxies in the light of present models of formation and evolution of galaxies. Methods. We use the dynamo theory to derive the timescales of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Tigran G. Arshakian , Rainer Beck , Marita Krause , Dmitry Sokoloff

The stationary accretion shock instability (SASI) plays a central role in modern simulations of the explosion phase of core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe). It may be key to realizing neutrino powered explosions, and possibly links birth…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 E. Endeve , C. Y. Cardall , R. D. Budiardja , A. Mezzacappa , J. M. Blondin

We explore the amplification of magnetic seed fields during the formation of the first stars and galaxies. During gravitational collapse, turbulence is created from accretion shocks, which may act to amplify weak magnetic fields in the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Dominik R. G. Schleicher , Robi Banerjee , Sharanya Sur , Tigran G. Arshakian , Ralf S. Klessen , Rainer Beck , Marco Spaans

Supersonic turbulence in molecular clouds is a dominant agent that strongly affects the clouds' evolution and star formation activity. Turbulence may be initiated and maintained by a number of processes, acting at a wide range of physical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-11-20 C. M. Brunt , M. H. Heyer , M. -M. Mac Low

Galactic cosmic rays are believed to be mostly accelerated at supernova shocks. However, the interstellar magnetic field is too weak to efficiently accelerate galactic cosmic rays up to the highest energies, i.e. $10^{15}$ eV. A stronger…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-03-16 Maria Victoria del Valle , Alexandre Lazarian , Reinaldo Santos-Lima

Large-scale magnetic fields in stars and galaxies are thought to arise by mean-field dynamo action due to the combined influence of both helical turbulence and shear. Those systems are also highly conducting and the turbulence therein leads…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-05-22 Pallavi Bhat , Kandaswamy Subramanian , Axel Brandenburg

In order to determine the circumstances under which isolated SNRs are capable of rising into and enriching the thick disk and galactic halo, simulations of supernova remnants are performed with the FLASH magnetohydrodynamic code. We…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 E. A. Raley , R. L. Shelton , T. Plewa

Turbulence is ubiquitous in molecular clouds (MCs), but its origin is still unclear because MCs are usually assumed to live longer than the turbulence dissipation time. Interstellar medium (ISM) turbulence is likely driven by SN explosions,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-05-04 Paolo Padoan , Liubin Pan , Troels Haugboelle , Ake Nordlund

Supernova blast wave shock is a very important site of cosmic-ray acceleration. However, the detailed physical process of acceleration, in particular, non-linear interplay between cosmic-ray streaming and magnetic field amplification has…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-04-08 Tsuyoshi Inoue , Alexandre Marcowith , Gwenael Giacinti

Supernova (SN) feedback is one of the key processes shaping the interstellar medium (ISM) of galaxies. SNe contribute to (and in some cases may dominate) driving turbulence in the ISM and accelerating galactic winds. Modern cosmological…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-01-11 Davide Martizzi , Claude-Andre Faucher-Giguere , Eliot Quataert

Magnetic fields are a dynamically important component of the turbulent interstellar medium (ISM) of star-forming galaxies. These magnetic fields are due to a dynamo action, which is a process of converting turbulent kinetic energy to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-06-01 Amit Seta , Christoph Federrath