Dynamo action in the presence of an imposed magnetic field

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Dec 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007an....328.1126f&link_type=abstract

Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol.328, Issue 10, p.1126

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Convection, Magnetohydrodynamics (Mhd), Stars: Chemically Peculiar, Stars: Magnetic Fields

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Dynamo action within the cores of Ap stars may offer intriguing possibilities for understanding the persistent magnetic fields observed on the surfaces of these stars. Deep within the cores of Ap stars, the coupling of convection with rotation likely yields magnetic dynamo action, generating strong magnetic fields. However, the surface fields of the magnetic Ap stars are generally thought to be of primordial origin. Recent numerical models suggest that a primordial field in the radiative envelope may possess a highly twisted toroidal shape. We have used detailed 3-D simulations to study the interaction of such a twisted magnetic field in the radiative envelope with the core-dynamo operating in the interior of a 2 solar mass A-type star. The resulting dynamo action is much more vigorous than in the absence of such a fossil field, yielding magnetic field strengths (of order 100 kG) much higher than their equipartition values relative to the convective velocities. We examine the generation of these fields, as well as the growth of large-scale magnetic structure that results from imposing a fossil magnetic field.

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