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We present the results of nine simulations of radiatively-inefficient magnetically arrested disks (MADs) across different values of the black hole spin parameter $a_*$: $-0.9$, $-0.7$, $-0.5$, $-0.3$, 0, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, and 0.9. Each…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-02-16 Ramesh Narayan , Andrew Chael , Koushik Chatterjee , Angelo Ricarte , Brandon Curd

In this study, we focus on the simulation of accretion processes in Magnetically Arrested Disks (MADs) and investigate the dynamics of plasma during flux eruption events. We employ general relativistic magneto-hydrodynamic (GRMHD)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-11-28 V. Mpisketzis , G. F. Paraschos , H. Ho-Yin Ng , A. Nathanail

In general relativistic magneto-hydrodynamic (GRMHD) simulations, accreted magnetic flux on the black hole horizon episodically decays, during which magnetic reconnection heats up the plasma near the horizon, potentially powering…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-09-26 He Jia , Bart Ripperda , Eliot Quataert , Christopher J. White , Koushik Chatterjee , Alexander Philippov , Matthew Liska

Global disk simulations provide a powerful tool for investigating accretion and the underlying magnetohydrodynamic turbulence driven by the magneto-rotational instability (MRI). Using them to predict accurately quantities such as stress,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 John F. Hawley , Sherwood A. Richers , Xiaoyue Guan , Julian H. Krolik

The physical modeling of the accretion disk boundary layer, the region where the disk meets the surface of the accreting star, usually relies on the assumption that angular momentum transport is opposite to the radial angular frequency…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-11-28 Chi-kwan Chan , Martin E. Pessah

General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamics (GRMHD) simulations are an indispensable tool in studying accretion onto compact objects. The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) frequently uses libraries of ideal GRMHD simulations to interpret…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-27 Vedant Dhruv , Ben Prather , George Wong , Charles F. Gammie

Accretion discs properties should deviate from standard theory when magnetic pressure exceeds the thermal pressure. To quantify these deviations, we present a systematic study of the dynamical properties of magnetically arrested discs…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-10-26 Nicolas Scepi , Mitchell C. Begelman , Jason Dexter

In accretion disks with large-scale ordered magnetic fields, the magnetorotational instability (MRI) is marginally suppressed, so other processes may drive angular momentum transport leading to accretion. Accretion could then be driven by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-05-16 Megan D. Marshall , Mark J. Avara , Jonathan C. McKinney

Relativistic magnetized jets, such as those from AGN, GRBs and XRBs, are susceptible to current- and pressure-driven MHD instabilities that can lead to particle acceleration and non-thermal radiation. Here we investigate the development of…

We present two general relativistic radiation magnetohydrodynamics (GRRMHD) simulations of magnetically arrested disks (MADs) around non-spinning ($a_*=0$) and spinning ($a_*=0.9$) supermassive black holes (BHs). In each simulation, the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-11-30 Brandon Curd , Ramesh Narayan

We present global 3D MHD simulations of disks of gas and solids, aiming at developing models that can be used to study various scenarios of planet formation and planet-disk interaction in turbulent accretion disks. A second goal is to show…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 W. Lyra , A. Johansen , H. Klahr , N. Piskunov

Accretion disks are likely threaded by external vertical magnetic flux, which enhances the level of turbulence via the magnetorotational instability (MRI). Using shearing-box simulations, we find that such external magnetic flux also…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 Xue-Ning Bai , James M. Stone

Hyper-accreting discs occur in compact-object mergers and collapsars, and may power gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). We calculate the microscopic viscosity and resistivity of plasma in these discs, and discuss the implications for their global…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Elena M. Rossi , Philip J. Armitage , Kristen Menou

We studied magnetically arrested disks (MAD) around rotating black holes (BH), under the influence of radiative cooling. We introduce a critical value of the mass accretion rate $\dot M_{\rm crit}$ for which the cooling by the synchrotron…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-02-18 Akshay Singh , Damien Bégué , Asaf Pe'er

Context. The accretion of magnetized plasma onto black holes is a complex and dynamic process, where the magnetic field plays a crucial role. The amount of magnetic flux accumulated near the event horizon significantly impacts the accretion…

Accretion onto supermassive black holes (BHs) can launch relativistic jets that inject energy and momentum into their surroundings. Understanding how such feedback shapes large-scale accretion is key to bridging observations from galactic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-02 Aretaios Lalakos , Alexander Tchekhovskoy , Elias R. Most , Bart Ripperda , Koushik Chatterjee , Matthew Liska

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations have been used to study disk accretion to a rotating magnetized star with an aligned dipole moment. Quiescent initial conditions were developed in order to avoid the fast initial evolution seen in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 M. M. Romanova , G. V. Ustyugova , A. V. Koldoba , R. V. E. Lovelace

The study of Magnetically Arrested Disks (MAD) attract strong interest in recent years, as these disk configurations were found to generate strong jets as observed in many accreting systems. Here, we present the results of 14 general…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-10-12 G. -Q. Zhang , D. Bégué , A. Pe'er , B. -B. Zhang

Accreting black holes (BHs) launch relativistic collimated jets, across many decades in luminosity and mass, suggesting the jet launching mechanism is universal, robust and scale-free. Theoretical models and general relativistic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-08-11 M. T. P. Liska , A. Tchekhovskoy , E. Quataert

(Abridged) We present one of the first physically-motivated two-dimensional general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (GRMHD) numerical simulations of a radiatively-cooled black-hole accretion disk. The fiducial simulation combines a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 P. Chris Fragile , David L. Meier