Magnetic-Tower Jet Solution for Launching Astrophysical Jets

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Jan 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007ap%26ss.307...11k&link_type=abstract

Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 307, Issue 1-3, pp. 11-15

Physics

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Accretion, Accretion Disks, Black Hole Physics, Ism: Jets And Outflows, Mhd, Relativity

Scientific paper

In spite of the large number of global three-dimensional (3-D) magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of accretion disks and astrophysical jets, which have been developed since 2000, the launching mechanisms of jets is somewhat controversial. Previous studies of jets have concentrated on the effect of the large-scale magnetic fields permeating accretion disks. However, the existence of such global magnetic fields is not evident in various astrophysical objects, and their origin is not well understood. Thus, we study the effect of small-scale magnetic fields confined within the accretion disk. We review our recent findings on the formation of jets in dynamo-active accretion disks by using 3-D MHD simulations. In our simulations, we found the emergence of accumulated azimuthal magnetic fields from the inner region of the disk (the so-called magnetic tower) and also the formation of a jet accelerated by the magnetic pressure of the tower. Our results indicate that the magnetic tower jet is one of the most promising mechanisms for launching jets from the magnetized accretion disk in various astrophysical objects. We will discuss the formation of cosmic jets in the context of the magnetic tower model.

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