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In this work, we simulate the evolution of the solar wind along its main sequence lifetime and compute its thermal radio emission. To study the evolution of the solar wind, we use a sample of solar mass stars at different ages. All these…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-06-17 D. Ó Fionnagáin , A. A. Vidotto , P. Petit , C. P. Folsom , S. V. Jeffers , S. C. Marsden , J. Morin , J. -D. do Nascimento

We study the impact of stellar winds and supernovae on the multi-phase interstellar medium using three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations carried out with FLASH. The selected galactic disc region has a size of (500 pc)$^2$ x $\pm$ 5 kpc…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-01-25 A. Gatto , S. Walch , T. Naab , P. Girichidis , R. Wünsch , S. C. O. Glover , R. S. Klessen , P. C. Clark , T. Peters , D. Derigs , C. Baczynski , J. Puls

Stellar winds of cool, main-sequence stars are very tenuous and difficult to observe. Despite carrying away only a small amount of the stellar mass, they are important for regulating the rotation of the star and, consequently, its activity…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-05-26 A. A. Vidotto

Neutron stars are fascinating astrophysical objects immersed in strong gravitational and electromagnetic fields, at the edge of our current theories. These stars manifest themselves mostly as pulsars, emitting a timely very stable and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-09-28 J. Pétri

Pulsars with high spin-down power produce relativistic winds radiating a fraction of the power in the range from radio to gamma-rays in the pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe). The rest of the power is dissipated in the interactions of the PWNe with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-06-30 A. M. Bykov , E. Amato , A. E. Petrov , A. M. Krassilchtchikov , K. P. Levenfish

We study magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) effects arising in the collapse of magnetized, rotating, massive stellar cores to proto-neutron stars (PNSs). We perform axisymmetric numerical simulations in full general relativity with a hybrid equation…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Masaru Shibata , Yuk Tung Liu , Stuart L. Shapiro , Branson C. Stephens

Young massive stars in compact stellar clusters could end their evolution as core-collapse supernovae a few million years after the cluster was built. The blast wave of a supernova propagates through the inner cluster region with multiple…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-11-06 D. V. Badmaev , A. M. Bykov , M. E. Kalyashova

In a recent work, we numerically studied the radiative properties of the reverberation phase of pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe), i.e., when the reverse shock created by the supernova explosion travels back towards the pulsar, compressing the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-04-10 Diego F. Torres , Tingting Lin , Francesco Coti Zelati

Massive protostars attain high luminosities as they are actively accreting and the radiation pressure exerted on the gas in the star's atmosphere may launch isotropic high-velocity winds. These winds will collide with the surrounding gas…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-04 Anna L. Rosen

As a cool star evolves, it loses mass and angular momentum due to magnetized stellar winds which affect its rotational evolution. This change has consequences that range from the alteration of its activity to influences over the atmosphere…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-26 Judy Chebly , Julián D. Alvarado-Gómez , Katja Poppenhäger , Cecilia Garraffo

This work presents three dimensional, magneto-hydrodynamical simulations of the formation and early evolution of a subgroup of planetary nebulae that exhibit a variety of point-symmetric structures. For bipolar nebulae, the formation of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-15 G. García-Segura , J. A. López

The extraordinary energetic activity of magnetars is usually explained in terms of dissipation of a huge internal magnetic field of the order of $10^{15-16}$G. How such a strong magnetic field can originate during the formation of a neutron…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-07-26 A. G. Pili , N. Bucciantini , L. Del Zanna

The aim of the present study is to simulate the interaction between the solar wind and the Hermean magnetosphere. We use the MHD code PLUTO in spherical coordinates with an axisymmetric multipolar expansion of the Hermean magnetic field, to…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-12 J. Varela , F. Pantellini , M. Moncuquet

Planetary nebulae are thought to be formed when a slow wind from the progenitor giant star is overtaken by a subsequent fast wind generated as the star enters its white dwarf stage$^{1}$. A shock forms near the boundary between the winds,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Eric G. Blackman , Adam Frank , J. Andrew Markiel , John H. Thomas , Hugh M. Van Horn

We study the evolution of the interstellar and circumstellar media around massive stars (M > 40M_{\odot}) from the main sequence through to the Wolf-Rayet stage by means of radiationhydrodynamic simulations. We use publicly available…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 J. A. Toalá , S. J. Arthur

In this paper we present the results of time-dependent simulations of dipolar axisymmetric magnetospheres of neutron stars carried out both within the framework of relativistic magnetohydrodynamics and within the framework of resistive…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. S. Komissarov

We present the first 3D fully coupled magneto-thermal simulations of neutron stars (including the most realistic background structure and microphysical ingredients so far) applied to a very complex initial magnetic field topology in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-06-28 Clara Dehman , Daniele Viganò , Stefano Ascenzi , Jose A. Pons , Nanda Rea

Binaries hosting a massive star and a non-accreting pulsar are powerful non-thermal emitters due to the interaction of the pulsar and the stellar wind. The winds of massive stars are thought to be inhomogeneous, which could have an impact…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-01-25 Víctor M. de la Cita , Valentí Bosch-Ramon , Xavier Paredes-Fortuny , Dmitry Khangulyan , Manel Perucho

Massive stars have a strong impact on their surroundings, in particular when they produce a core-collapse supernova at the end of their evolution. In these proceedings, we review the general evolution of massive stars and their properties…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-22 Raphael Hirschi , David Arnett , Andrea Cristini , Cyril Georgy , Casey Meakin , Ian Walkington

We present three-dimensional, nonrelativistic, hydrodynamic simulations of bow shocks in pulsar wind nebulae. The simulations are performed for a range of initial and boundary conditions to quantify the degree of asymmetry produced by…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 M. Vigelius , A. Melatos , S. Chatterjee , B. M. Gaensler , P. Ghavamian