Published August 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Emergence of high peaks in the axial velocity for an ideal magnetohydrodynamic disk configuration

  • 1. International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics Network (ICRANet), C.C. Pescara, P.le della Republica 10, Pescara 65100 (Italy)
  • 2. ENEA-C.R. Frascati, UTFUS-MAG, Via Enrico Fermi 45, Frascati, Roma 00044 (Italy)
  • 3. Physics Department (G9), 'Sapienza' Universita di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, Roma 00185 (Italy)
  • 4. Centre de Physique Theorique (CPT), Universite de la Mediterranee Aix-Marseille 2, Luminy case 907, 132 Marseille cedex 09 (France)

Description

We study the profile of a thin disk configuration as described by an axisymmetric ideal magnetohydrodynamics steady equilibrium. We consider the disk like a differentially rotating system dominated by the Keplerian term, but allowing for a nonzero radial and vertical matter flux. As a result, the steady state allows for the existence of local peaks for the vertical velocity of the plasma particles, though it prevents the radial matter accretion rate. This ideal magnetohydrodynamics scheme is therefore unable to solve the angular momentum-transport problem, but we suggest that it provides a mechanism for the generation of matter-jet seeds.

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Journal Title
Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics (Print)
Journal Volume
82
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 025402-025402.4
ISSN
1539-3755

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42058311
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ACCRETION DISKS; ANGULAR MOMENTUM; AXIAL SYMMETRY; EQUILIBRIUM; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA; STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS; VELOCITY
Descriptors DEC
FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICS; SYMMETRY

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