Nonresonant Grain Acceleration in MHD Turbulence

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2009-03-17

arxiv.org/abs/0903.3062v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxy Astrophysics

8 pages, 2 figures, accepted to MNRAS, minor changes

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We discuss a new type of dust acceleration mechanism that acts in a turbulent magnetized medium. The magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence can accelerate grains through resonant as well as nonresonant interactions. We show that the magnetic compression provides higher velocities for super-Alfvenic turbulence and can accelerate an extended range of grains in warm media compared to gyroresonance. While fast modes dominate the acceleration for the large grains, slow modes can be important for sub-micron grains. We provide comprehensive discussion of all the possible grain acceleration mechanisms in interstellar medium. We show that supersonic velocities are attainable for Galactic dust grains. We discuss the consequence of the acceleration. The implications for extinction curve, grain alignment, chemical abundance, etc, are provided.

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