Interchange instability in an accretion disc with a poloidal magnetic field

Details Interchange instability in an accretion disc with a poloidal magnetic field Interchange instability in an accretion disc with a poloidal magnetic field

1995-04-12

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9504043v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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We investigate the stability to nonaxisymmetric perturbations of an accretion disc in which a poloidal magnetic field provides part of the radial support against gravity. Interchange instability due to radial gradients in the magnetic field are strongly stabilized by the shear flow in the disc. For smooth field distributions this instability is restricted to discs in which the magnetic energy is comparable to the gravitational energy. An incompressible model for the instability akin to the Boussinesq approximation for convection is given which predicts the behaviour of the instability accurately. Global axisymmetric disturbances are also considered and found to be stable for a certain class of models. The results indicate that accretion discs may be able to support poloidal fields which are strong enough to suppress other forms of magnetic instability. These strong and stable field distributions are likely to be well suited for the magnetic acceleration of jets and winds.

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