Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2010-08-24
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
accepted by ApJ
Scientific paper
We present the numerical simulations of winds from evolved giant stars using a fully non-linear, time dependent 2.5-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) code. This study extends our previous fully non-linear MHD wind simulations to include a broadband frequency spectrum of Alfv\'en waves that drive winds from red giant stars. We calculated four Alfv\'en wind models that cover the whole range of Alfv\'en wave frequency spectrum to characterize the role of freely propagated and reflected Alfv\'en waves in the gravitationally stratified atmosphere of a late-type giant star. Our simulations demonstrate that, unlike linear Alfv\'en wave-driven wind models, a stellar wind model based on plasma acceleration due to broadband non-linear Alfv\'en waves, can consistently reproduce the wide range of observed radial velocity profiles of the winds, their terminal velocities and the observed mass loss rates. Comparison of the calculated mass loss rates with the empirically determined mass loss rate for alpha Tau suggests an anisotropic and time-dependent nature of stellar winds from evolved giants.
Airapetian Vladimir
Carpenter Kenneth G.
Ofman Leon
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