Magnetic Activity Following Re-Accretion on to Galaxies

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Jun 2004

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International Astronomical Union Symposium no. 217, held 14-17 July, 2003 in Sydney, Australia. Edited by P.-A. Duc, J. Braine

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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We carried out global three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamical (MHD) simulations of galactic gaseous disks re-accreting intergalactic plasma. As the initial condition, we assume that a rotating slender torus is formed at 10kpc from the galactic center. We assume a gravitational potential generated by bulge stars, disk stars and dark matters. Numerical results indicate that magnetorotational instability (MRI) growing in the torus amplifies magnetic fields and generates turbulence. The Maxwell stress enhanced by turbulent magnetic fields drives mass accretion of the disk gas. The amplification of magnetic fields in the accreting gas disk drives magnetic activities such as flares and plasma heating due to magnetic reconnection. The magnetic activity is maintained for time scales longer than the accretion time scale, typically 5Gyr.

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