The α-effect in 2D fast dynamos
The α-effect in 2D fast dynamos
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DOI:
10.1080/03091920701562095
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发表时间:
2008-04
影响因子:
1.3
通讯作者:
A. Courvoisier
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作者:
A. Courvoisier
We look at the large-scale dynamo properties of spatially periodic, time dependent, helical 2D flows of the form u(x, t) = (∂ y ψ (x, y, t), −∂ x ψ (x, y, t), −ψ (x, y, t). These flows act as kinematic fast dynamos and are able to generate a mean magnetic field uniform and constant in the xy-plane but whose direction varies periodically along z with wavenumber k. Using Mean Field Electrodynamics, the generation mechanism can be understood in terms of a k-dependent α-effect, which depends on the magnetic Reynolds number, R m . We calculate this effect for different motions and investigate how its limit as k → 0 depends on R m and on the properties of the flows such as their spatial structure or correlation time. This work generalises earlier studies based on 2D steady flows to motions with time dependence.