Dynamics of the flows accreting onto a magnetized neutron star

We investigate the unsteady column accretion of material at a rate \(10^{15} g s^{ - 1} \leqslant \dot M \leqslant 10^{16} g s^{ - 1}\) onto the surface of a magnetized neutron star using a modified first-order Godunov method with splitting. We study the dynamics of the formation and evolution of a shock in an accretion column near the surface of a star with a magnetic field 5×10¹¹≤B≤10¹³ G. An effective transformation of the accretion flow energy into cyclotron radiation is shown to be possible for unsteady accretion with a collisionless shock whose front executes damped oscillations. The collisionless deceleration of the accreting material admits the conservation of a fraction of the heavy nuclei that have not been destroyed in spallation reactions. The fraction of the CNO nuclei that reach the stellar atmosphere is shown to depend on the magnetic field strength of the star.     

Dynamics of a magnetized Bianchi VI 0 universe with anisotropic fluid

We discuss spatially homogeneous and anisotropic Bianchi type VI ₀ cosmological model with anisotropic fluid and magnetic field. The energy-momentum tensor consists of anisotropic fluid with anisotropic EoS and a uniform magnetic field of energy density ρ _B . Exact solution of the field equations is obtained by using the condition that expansion is proportional to the shear scalar. We focus on the future evolution of the model both in the presence and absence of magnetic field. In particular, we address the question whether these models approach to isotropy.     

Dynamics of Kantowski-Sachs universe with magnetized anisotropic Dark Energy

Kantowski-Sachs cosmological model in the presence of magnetized anisotropic dark energy is investigated. The energy-momentum tensor consists of anisotropic fluid with anisotropic EoS p=ωρ and a uniform magnetic field of energy density ρ _B . We obtain exact solutions to the field equations using the condition that expansion is proportional to the shear scalar. The physical behavior of the model is discussed with and without magnetic field. We conclude that universe model as well as anisotropic fluid does not approach isotropy through the evolution of the universe.     

Dynamics of Bianchi I universe with magnetized anisotropic Dark Energy

We study Bianchi type I cosmological model in the presence of magnetized anisotropic dark energy. The energy-momentum tensor consists of anisotropic fluid with anisotropic EoS p=ω ρ and a uniform magnetic field of energy density ρ _B . We obtain exact solutions to the field equations using the condition that expansion is proportional to the shear scalar. The physical behavior of the model is discussed with and without magnetic field. We conclude that universe model as well as anisotropic fluid do not approach isotropy through the evolution of the universe.     

Dynamical and pressure structures in winds with multiple embedded evaporating clumps – I. Two-dimensional numerical simulations

Because of its key role in feedback in star formation and galaxy formation, we examine the nature of the interaction of a flow with discrete sources of mass injection. We show the results of two-dimensional numerical simulations in which we explore a range of configurations for the mass sources and study the effects of their proximity on the downstream flow. The mass sources act effectively as a single source of mass injection if they are so close together that the ratio of their combined mass injection rate is comparable to or exceeds the mass flux of the incident flow into the volume that they occupy. The simulations are relevant to many diffuse sources, such as planetary nebulae and starburst superwinds, in which a global flow interacts with material evaporating or being ablated from the surface of globules of cool, dense gas.     

On spin-flip radiation from an electron moving with a helical path in a magnetized plasma

We study certain features of radiation arising from spin flipping of an electron or positron gyrating with a general pitch in a magneto-active plasma. Numerical analysis of the power spectrum is carried out, and a comparison is made between this radiation and the normal synchrotron radiation. The essential idea of application to astrophysical radiation in the electromagnetic -wave range is also discussed.     

The equation of polarization transfer in an inhomogeneous magnetized plasma

Recently we have derived the equation of polarization transfer in an inhomogeneous magnetized plasma in the case where absorption is so weak that the characteristic modes can be considered to be orthogonal. We extend this investigation to the study of polarization transfer in a plasma where the characteristic polarizations need not be orthogonal. We obtain explicit expressions for the Faraday rotation tensor, the absorption tensor, the mode-coupling tensor and the tensor describing the explicit spatial variation of characteristic polarizations due to plasma inhomogeneity.     

The equation of polarization transfer in an inhomogeneous magnetized plasma

Following the formalism on the polarization transfer equation presented recently by the same authors, solutions to this transfer equation under several special cases of interest are discussed in this paper. Analytic solutions for the Stokes parameters for several special cases of interest are given, and numerical solutions to these parameters for arbitrary propagation direction and two types of inhomogeneity of the medium are presented.     

The effects of thermal conduction on the ADAF with a toroidal magnetic field

The observation of the hot gas surrounding Sgr A * and a few other nearby galactic nuclei imply that electron and proton mean free paths are comparable to the gas capture radius. So, the hot accretion flows are likely to proceed under week-collision conditions. Hence, thermal conduction has been suggested as a possible mechanism by which the sufficient extra heating is provided in hot advection-dominated accretion flow (ADAF) accretion discs. We consider the effects of thermal conduction in the presence of a toroidal magnetic field in an ADAF around a compact object. For a steady-state structure of such accretion flows, a set of self-similar solutions are presented. We find two types of solutions which represent high and slow accretion rate. They have different behaviours with saturated thermal conduction parameter, φ.     

Radiative transfer in a homogeneous magnetized plasma

On the ground of the proper wave representation the general theory is developed of radiative transfer in a homogeneous plasma with the strong magnetic field ( _B /1). The linear and nonlinear equations are derived which generalize the corresponding equations of scalar radiative transfer theory in isotropic media. The solutions of some problems are given for the cases when the magnetic field is perpendicular to the surface: diffuse reflection of radiation from a semiinfinite medium, provided the sources are placed far from the surface (Milne's problem) and have constant intensity, increase linearly or quadratically with the optical depths, or decrease exponentially from the surface.     

Structures in a class of magnetized scale-free discs

We construct analytically stationary global configurations for both aligned and logarithmic spiral coplanar magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) perturbations in an axisymmetric background MHD disc with a power-law surface mass density  Σ₀∝ r ^−α  , a coplanar azimuthal magnetic field   B ₀∝ r ^−γ  , a consistent self-gravity and a power-law rotation curve   v ₀∝ r ^−β  , where v ₀ is the linear azimuthal gas rotation speed. The barotropic equation of state  Π∝Σ ⁿ   is adopted for both MHD background equilibrium and coplanar MHD perturbations where Π is the vertically integrated pressure and n is the barotropic index. For a scale-free background MHD equilibrium, a relation exists among  α, β, γ  and n such that only one parameter (e.g. β) is independent. For a linear axisymmetric stability analysis, we provide global criteria in various parameter regimes. For non-axisymmetric aligned and logarithmic spiral cases, two branches of perturbation modes (i.e. fast and slow MHD density waves) can be derived once β is specified. To complement the magnetized singular isothermal disc analysis of Lou, we extend the analysis to a wider range of  −1/4 < β < 1/2  . As an illustrative example, we discuss specifically the  β= 1/4  case when the background magnetic field is force-free. Angular momentum conservation for coplanar MHD perturbations and other relevant aspects of our approach are discussed.     

A modified Oort model of an ensemble of molecular clouds in a disk galaxy

We develop a three-dimensional numerical model for an ensemble of molecular clouds moving in the fixed gravitational potential of a galaxy. This scheme is a modification of the widely known model of Oort and includes different processes of coagulation and fragmentation of clouds under pairwise collisions, interaction of clouds with the diffuse interstellar medium, and also feedback: the breaking up of clouds into small fragments under the action of stars arising in them. This model makes it possible to study the influence of various parameters of both the galaxy itself and the ensemble of molecular clouds on the process of large-scale star formation connected with giant molecular clouds and on the temporal changes of the global structure of the interstellar medium. We give as an example a computation of the evolution of the energy characteristics of an ensemble of molecular clouds in a spiral galaxy.Translated fromAstrofizika, Vol. 37, No. 4, 1994.     

Perpendicular flow deviation in a magnetized counter-streaming plasma

Charged dust exists in various regions in the Solar System. How this charged dust interacts with the surrounding plasma is not well understood. In this study we neglect the charging process and treat the charged dust as a fluid interacting with the ambient magnetized plasma fluid. The model reproduces the expected plasma deceleration with both positively charged and negatively charged dust, but a new effect arises. Negatively charged dust causes the magnetic field to bend in the direction of the convection electric field, while positively charged dust causes the opposite magnetic field bending. Consequently, the interaction does not only result in a perpendicular shift in the downstream current system, but also a rotation in these currents. We present quantitative results using the multi-fluid MHD code BATSRUS for both subsonic and supersonic interactions. We find that the same perpendicular bending exists for all counter-streaming interaction problems, independent of the shape of the dust cloud. The new model can be applied to plasma interaction studies including, but not limited to, charged dust particles in the solar wind, cometary plasma, the Enceladus plume, and active plasma releases, such as the Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Experiment (AMPTE) mission. The predicted behavior is consistent with observations at Enceladus.     

Self-similar dynamics of a magnetized polytropic gas

In broad astrophysical contexts of large-scale gravitational collapses and outflows and as a basis for various further astrophysical applications, we formulate and investigate a theoretical problem of self-similar magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) for a non-rotating polytropic gas of quasi-spherical symmetry permeated by a completely random magnetic field. Within this framework, we derive two coupled nonlinear MHD ordinary differential equations (ODEs), examine properties of the magnetosonic critical curve, obtain various asymptotic and global semi-complete similarity MHD solutions, and qualify the applicability of our results. Unique to a magnetized gas cloud, a novel asymptotic MHD solution for a collapsing core is established. Physically, the similarity MHD inflow towards the central dense core proceeds in characteristic manners before the gas material eventually encounters a strong radiating MHD shock upon impact onto the central compact object. Sufficiently far away from the central core region enshrouded by such an MHD shock, we derive regular asymptotic behaviours. We study asymptotic solution behaviours in the vicinity of the magnetosonic critical curve and determine smooth MHD eigensolutions across this curve. Numerically, we construct global semi-complete similarity MHD solutions that cross the magnetosonic critical curve zero, one, and two times. For comparison, counterpart solutions in the case of an isothermal unmagnetized and magnetized gas flows are demonstrated in the present MHD framework at nearly isothermal and weakly magnetized conditions. For a polytropic index γ=1.25 or a strong magnetic field, different solution behaviours emerge. With a strong magnetic field, there exist semi-complete similarity solutions crossing the magnetosonic critical curve only once, and the MHD counterpart of expansion-wave collapse solution disappears. Also in the polytropic case of γ=1.25, we no longer observe the trend in the speed-density phase diagram of finding infinitely many matches to establish global MHD solutions that cross the magnetosonic critical curve twice.      

Waves in a one-dimensional magnetized relativistic pair plasma

Normal modes of a one-dimensional relativistically streaming electron–positron plasma in a superstrong magnetic field are considered, taking into account possible different bulk velocities and thermal effects. This physical picture corresponds to the plasma present on the open field lines of rotating neutron stars where the observed radio emission is generated. Various cases are considered: relativistic and non-relativistic relative streaming of cold components, and relativistically hot distributions. A distinction between superluminous and subluminous waves (which can be excited by the Cherenkov effect) is clearly stated. In the low-frequency regime the Cherenkov and cyclotron two-stream instabilities occur. Polarization of the quasi-transverse modes changes from circular for the propagation along magnetic field lines to linear for angles of propagation larger than some critical angle that depends on the relative velocity of the plasma components.     

Evolutions of CH_3CN abundance in molecular clumps

To investigate the effects of massive star evolution on surrounding molecules,we select nine massive clumps previously observed with the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment(APEX) telescope and the Submillimeter Array(SMA) telescope.Based on the observations of APEX,we obtain luminosity to mass ratios L_(clump)/M_(clump) that range from 10 to 154 L_⊙/M_⊙,where some of them embedded ultra compact(UC) H Ⅱ region.Using the SMA,CH_3CN(12_K-11_K) transitions were observed toward nine massive starforming regions.We derive the CH_3CN rotational temperature and column density using the XCLASS program,and calculate its fractional abundance.We find that CH_3CN temperature seems to increase with the increase of L_(clump)/M_(clump) when the ratio is between 10 to 40 L_⊙/M_⊙,then decrease when L_(clump)/M_(clump)≥ 40 L_⊙/M_⊙.Assuming that the CH_3CN gas is heated by radiation from the central star,the effective distance of CH_3CN relative to the central star is estimated.The distance ranges from ～ 0.003 to ～ 0.083 pc,which accounts for ～ 1/100 to ～ 1/1000 of clump size.The effective distance increases slightly as L_(clump)/M_(clump) increases(R_(eff)～(L_(clump)/M_(clump))~(0.5±0.2)).Overall,the CH_3 CN abundance is found to decrease as the clumps evolve,e.g.,X_(CH_3CN) ～(L_(clump)/M_(clump))~(-1.0±0.7).The steady decline of CH_3CN abundance as the clumps evolution can be interpreted as a result of photodissociation.     

Time dependent photon transport in a three dimensional interstellar cloud with stochastic clumps

We consider time dependent photon transport in a three dimensional interstellar cloud which occupies a three dimensional regionV. One or more clumps of given shapes are present withinV and their positions are determined by a suitable set of stochastic variables. Iff is the photon number density in the cloud or in the clumps, then our mathematical model leads to two coupled initial value problems for the average photon density over the stochastic variables f and forf ^* =f -f. By using the theory of semigroups, we prove existence and uniqueness of a strongly continuous solution and examine the small fluctuation approximation of such a solution.