Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006aps..dppbp1109c&link_type=abstract
American Physical Society, 48th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics, October 30-November 3, 2006, abstract #BP1.109
Physics
Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Recent observations of astrophysical outflows from active galactic nuclei suggest that these jets are permeated with helical magnetic fields. We are conducting simulations that are relevant to these jet systems using the NIMROD MHD code. In these simulations an initial seed field is twisted by a differentially rotating flow boundary condition. The zero beta axisymmetric nonlinear system is considered. The degree of collimation in this system is shown to depend on the ratio of the Alfven velocity in the domain to the driving velocity on the boundary. Non-axisymmetric linear eigenmodes of the collimated axisymmetric results are calculated. It is shown that an external force, provided by an outer boundary in the simulations discussed here, is necessary for growing Eigenmodes. By comparing to simulations of kink modes in a paramagnetic pinch, it is shown that these growing Eigenmode solutions are indicative of the kink mode.
Carey Christopher
Sovinec Carl
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