On Self-Sustained Dynamo Cycles in Accretion Discs

Details On Self-Sustained Dynamo Cycles in Accretion Discs On Self-Sustained Dynamo Cycles in Accretion Discs

2008-07-10

arxiv.org/abs/0807.1703v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

11 pages, 11 figures, Accepted in A&A

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:200810152

(abridged) MHD turbulence is known to exist in shearing boxes with either zero or nonzero net magnetic flux. However, the way turbulence survives in the zero-net-flux case is not explained by linear theory and appears as a purely numerical result. Aims: We look for a nonlinear mechanism able to explain the persistence of MHD turbulence in shearing boxes with zero net magnetic flux, and potentially leading to large-scale dynamo action. Method: Spectral nonlinear simulations of the magnetorotational instability are shown to exhibit a large-scale axisymmetric magnetic field, maintained for a few orbits. The generation process of this field is investigated using the results of the simulations and an inhomogeneous linear approach. Results: The mechanism by which turbulence is sustained in zero-net-flux shearing boxes is shown to be related to the existence of a large-scale azimuthal field, surviving for several orbits. In particular, it is shown that MHD turbulence in shearing boxes can be seen as a dynamo process coupled to a magnetorotational-type instability.

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