Structures in a class of magnetized scale-free discs

Details Structures in a class of magnetized scale-free discs Structures in a class of magnetized scale-free discs

2004-10-27

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0410658v1

Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc. 356 (2005) 1333

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

25 pages

Scientific paper

10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08563.x

We construct analytically stationary global configurations for both aligned and logarithmic spiral coplanar magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) perturbations in an axisymmetric background MHD disc with a power-law surface mass density $\Sigma_0\propto r^{-\alpha}$, a coplanar azimuthal magnetic field $B_0\propto r^{-\gamma}$, a consistent self-gravity and a power-law rotation curve $v_0\propto r^{-\beta}$ where $v_0$ is the linear azimuthal gas rotation speed. The barotropic equation of state $\Pi\propto\Sigma^{n}$ is adopted for both MHD background equilibrium and coplanar MHD perturbations where $\Pi$ is the vertically integrated pressure and $n$ is the barotropic index. For a scale-free background MHD equilibrium, a relation exists among $\alpha$, $\beta$, $\gamma$ and $n$ such that only one parameter (e.g., $\beta$) is independent. For a linear axisymmetric stability analysis, we provide global criteria in various parameter regimes. For nonaxisymmetric aligned and logarithmic spiral cases, two branches of perturbation modes (i.e., fast and slow MHD density waves) can be derived once $\beta$ is specified. To complement the magnetized singular isothermal disc (MSID) analysis of Lou, we extend the analysis to a wider range of $-1/4<\beta<1/2$. As an example of illustration, we discuss specifically the $\beta=1/4$ case when the background magnetic field is force-free. Angular momentum conservation for coplanar MHD perturbations and other relevant aspects of our approach are discussed.

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