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We have carried out 1.25 pc resolution MHD simulations of the ISM, on a Cartesian grid of $0 \leq (x,y) \leq 1$ kpc size in the galactic plane and $-10 \leq z \leq 10$ kpc into the halo, thus being able to fully trace the time-dependent…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 M. A. de Avillez , D. Breitschwerdt

The interstellar medium (ISM) is permeated by magnetic fields that affect gas dynamics and star formation. These fields correlate with supernova (SN)-driven turbulence, but whether the scaling is universal across galaxy properties, ISM…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-03-31 Davide Belfiori , Sergio Martin-Alvarez , Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez , Rosita Paladino

We present three-dimensional magneto-hydrodynamical simulations of the self-gravitating interstellar medium (ISM) in a periodic (256 pc)$^3$ box with a mean number density of 0.5 cm$^{-3}$. At a fixed supernova rate we investigate the…

Magnetic fields are an important component of the interstellar medium (ISM) of galaxies. The thermal gas in the ISM has a multiphase structure, broadly divided into ionised, atomic, and molecular phases. The connection between the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-04-01 Amit Seta , N. M. McClure-Griffiths

We explore the effect of magnetic fields on the vertical distribution and multiphase structure of the supernova-driven interstellar medium (ISM) in simulations that admit dynamo action. As the magnetic field is amplified to become…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-09-26 C. C. Evirgen , F. A. Gent , A. Shukurov , A. Fletcher , P. J. Bushby

Magnetic field amplification by a fast dynamo is seen in local box simulations of SN-driven ISM turbulence, where the self-consistent emergence of large-scale fields agrees very well with its mean-field description. We accordingly derive…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-06-25 Detlef Elstner , Oliver Gressel

Several lines of evidence suggest that protogalactic and galactic environments manage to grow magnetic field very rapidly. This makes the theoretical problem of achieving rapid growth of magnetic fields in such environments difficult.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 D. S. Balsara , J. S. Kim , M. M. Mac Low , G. Mathews

We use high-resolution MHD simulations of isolated disk galaxies to investigate the co-evolution of magnetic fields with a self-regulated, star-forming interstellar medium (ISM). The simulations are conducted using the Ramses AMR code on…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-06-05 Hector Robinson , James Wadsley

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

Magnetic fields are an important component of the interstellar medium (ISM) and exhibit strongly varying field strengths and a non-trivial correlation with the gas density. Its dynamical impact varies between individual regions of the ISM…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-08-20 Philipp Girichidis

The role of magnetic fields in the multi-phase interstellar medium (ISM) is explored using magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations that include energy injection by supernova (SN) explosions and allow for dynamo action. Apart from providing…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-10-03 A. Shukurov , C. C. Evirgen , A. Fletcher , P. J. Bushby , F. A. Gent

Magnetic fields are an important ingredient of the interstellar medium (ISM). Besides their importance for star formation, they govern the transport of cosmic rays, relevant to the launch and regulation of galactic outflows and winds, which…

Observations show that magnetic fields in the interstellar medium (ISM) often do not respond to increases in gas density as would be naively expected for a frozen-in field. This may suggest that the magnetic field in the diffuse gas becomes…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Fletcher , M. Korpi , A. Shukurov

Even though the interstellar medium (ISM) of star-forming galaxies has been known to have a multiphase structure (broadly hot, warm, and cold phases) since the 1970s, how magnetic fields differ between the ISM phases is still unknown. Using…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-10-08 Amit Seta

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 2007-05-23 Mordecai-Mark Mac Low , Dinshaw Balsara , Miguel A. Avillez , Jongsoo Kim

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

We apply correlation analysis to random fields in numerical simulations of the supernova-driven interstellar medium (ISM) with the magnetic field produced by dynamo action. We solve the thermo-magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations in a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-11-29 James F. Hollins , Graeme R. Sarson , Anvar Shukurov , Andrew Fletcher , Frederick A. Gent

The origin and structure of the magnetic fields in the interstellar medium of spiral galaxies is investigated with 3D, non-ideal, compressible MHD simulations, including stratification in the galactic gravity field, differential rotation…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2013-04-01 F. A. Gent , A. Shukurov , A. Fletcher , G. R. Sarson , M. J. Mantere

In star forming disk galaxies, matter circulation between stars and the interstellar gas, and, in particular the energy input by random and clustered supernova explosions, determine the dynamical and chemical evolution of the ISM, and hence…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Miguel A. de Avillez , Dieter Breitschwerdt

The interstellar medium (ISM) of our Galaxy is magnetized, compressible and turbulent, influencing many key ISM properties, like star formation, cosmic ray transport, and metal and phase mixing. Yet, basic statistics describing…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-05-15 James R. Beattie , Christoph Federrath , Ralf S. Klessen , Salvatore Cielo , Amitava Bhattacharjee
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