Magnetic structures in a dynamo simulation

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Jan 1996

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996jfm...306..325b&link_type=abstract

Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 306, p. 325-352

Computer Science

138

Statistical Properties, Isotropic Turbulence, Numerical Turbulence, Stellar Convection, Intermittency, Helicity

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We use three-dimensional simulations to study compressible convection in a rotating frame with magnetic fields and overshoot into surrounding stable layers. The, initially weak, magnetic field is amplified and maintained by dynamo action and becomes organized into flux tubes that are wrapped around vortex tubes. We also observe vortex buoyancy which causes upward flows in the cores of extended downdraughts. An analysis of the angles between various vector fields shows that there is a tendency for the magnetic field to be parallel or antiparallel to the vorticity vector, especially when the magnetic field is strong. The magnetic energy spectrum has a short inertial range with a slope compatible with k(+1/3) during the early growth phase of the dynamo. During the saturated state the slope is compatible with k(-1). A simple analysis based on various characteristic timescales and energy transfer rates highlights important qualitative ideas regarding the energy budget of hydromagnetic dynamos.

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