Biermann Mechanism in Primordial Supernova Remnant and Seed Fields

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2005-10-31

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0510855v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

4pages, 2figures, to appear in the Proc. of the Int. Conference on "The Origin and Evolution of Cosmic Magnetism", Bologna, 29

Scientific paper

10.1002/asna.200610552

We have studied the generation of magnetic fields by the Biermann mechanism in the pair-instability supernovae explosions of the first stars. The Biermann mechanism produces magnetic fields in the shocked region between the bubble and interstellar medium (ISM), even if magnetic fields are absent initially. We have performed a series of two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic simulations with the Biermann term and estimate the amplitude and total energy of the produced magnetic fields. We find that magnetic fields with amplitude $10^{-14}-10^{-17}$ G are generated inside the bubble, though the amount of magnetic fields generated depend on specific values of initial conditions. This corresponds to magnetic fields of $10^{28}-10^{31}$ ergs per each supernova remnant, which is strong enough to be the seed magnetic field for a galactic and/or interstellar dynamo.

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