Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004apj...614..737f&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 614, Issue 2, pp. 737-744.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Magnetic Fields, Magnetohydrodynamics: Mhd, Ism: Planetary Nebulae: General, Shock Waves
Scientific paper
Winds from accretion disks have been proposed as the driving source for precessing jets and extreme bipolar morphologies in planetary nebulae (PNs) and proto-PNs (PPNs). Here we apply MHD disk wind models to PNs and PPNs by estimating separately the asymptotic MHD wind velocities and mass-loss rates. We discuss conditions that may occur in PN and PPN accretion disks that form via binary interactions. We show that the resulting winds can recover the observed momentum and energy input rates for PNs and PPNs. High accretion rates (Ma~10-4 Msolar yr-1) may be required in the latter case. We find that the observed total energy and momentum in PPNs can be recovered with disk wind models using existing disk formation scenarios. When combined with existing scenarios for accretion disk formation from disrupted stellar companions, our models may provide an explanation for the existence of high-speed polar knots (FLIERS) observed in some PNs.
Blackman Eric G.
Frank Alejandro
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