Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jul 1998
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998a%26a...335..488f&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.335, p.488-499 (1998)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Galaxy: General, Ism: Bubbles, Magnetic Fields, Supernova Remnants
Scientific paper
Dynamo action (i.e., magnetic field amplification at large scales) requires the presence of turbulent motions, whose effects are traditionally described by the alpha- and diffusivity tensors. In the present paper, we compute the various components of these tensors, also known as the dynamo parameters, as a function of Galactic radius and height, on the hypothesis that the turbulent motions responsible for dynamo action in our Galaxy arise from supernova explosions. To that end, we combine ingredients taken from several earlier studies, including an up-to-date model of the interstellar medium, a numerical code designed to follow the expansion of supernova remnants and superbubbles in this model ISM, and analytical formulae for the dynamo parameters. Our computed dynamo parameters turn out to be predominantly due to clustered supernovae. They peak at about 7 kpc from the rotation axis and displaystyle ~ 3 kpc from the midplane, reaching values in the expected range for magnetic field amplification.
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