Published March 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Modeling Snr shock waves expanding through the magnetized inhomogeneous interstellar medium

  • 1. Consorzio COMETA, Catania (Italy)
  • 2. INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo, Palermo (Italy)
  • 3. DSFA, Univ. di Palermo, Palermo (Italy)

Description

We review our recent results on the MHD modeling of supernova shock waves propagating through the magnetized and inhomogeneous ISM. We explore the role of different physical processes simultaneously at work, namely magnetic-field-oriented thermal conduction, radiative cooling and MHD effects, in determining: 1) the mass and energy exchanges between different phases of the ISM and 2) the morphology of supernova remnants as observed in different bands. Our projects required an advanced 3 D MHD code for parallel computers, Flash, and high-performance computing. We discuss the results derived from the analysis of the local interaction of strong shocks with inhomogeneities of the ISM, and those derived from the analysis of the overall expansion of supernova blast waves through inhomogeneous and magnetized ISM.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuovo Cimento. C
Journal Volume
32
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 45-48
ISSN
1124-1896

Conference

Title
Calcolo scientifico nella fisica italiana
Dates
May 2008
Place
Rimini-Senigallia (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
Italy
INIS RN
42082799
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTER CODES; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; INTERSTELLAR SPACE; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA; SHOCK WAVES; SUPERNOVA REMNANTS
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICS; SIMULATION; SPACE