Non-linear galactic dynamos: a toolbox
Non-linear galactic dynamos: a toolbox
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非线性银河发电机:工具箱
DOI:
10.1093/mnras/stu1274
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发表时间:
2014
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4.8
通讯作者:
Chamandy L
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Chamandy L
We compare various models and approximations for non-linear mean-field dynamos in disc galaxies to assess their applicability and accuracy, and thus to suggest a set of simple solutions suitable to model the large-scale galactic magnetic fields in various contexts. The dynamo saturation mechanisms considered are the magnetic helicity balance involving helicity fluxes (the dynamical α-quenching) and an algebraic α-quenching. The non-linear solutions are then compared with the marginal kinematic and asymptotic solutions. We also discuss the accuracy of the no-zapproximation. Although these tools are very different in the degree of approximation and hence complexity, they all lead to remarkably similar solutions for the mean magnetic field. In particular, we show that the algebraic α-quenching non-linearity can be obtained from a more physical dynamical α-quenching model in the limit of nearly azimuthal magnetic field. This suggests, for instance, that earlier results on galactic disc dynamos based on the simple algebraic non-linearity are likely to be reliable, and that estimates based on simple, even linear models are often a good starting point. We suggest improved no-zand algebraic α-quenching models, and also incorporate galactic outflows into a simple analytical dynamo model to show that the outflow can produce leading magnetic spirals near the disc surface. The simple dynamo models developed are applied to estimate the magnetic pitch angle and the arm–interarm contrast in the saturated magnetic field strength for realistic parameter values.
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1998
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