Turbulent generation of magnetic fields in astrophysical jets |
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| Authors: | V V Gvaramadze J G Lominadze A A Ruzmaikin D d Sokoloff A M Shukurov |
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| Institution: | (1) Abstumani Astrophysical Observatory, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi, U.S.S.R.;(2) Space Research Institute, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, U.S.S.R.;(3) Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radiowave Propagation, Academy of Sciences, Troitsk, Moscow Region, U.S.S.R.;(4) Physics Department, Moscow State University, Moscow, U.S.S.R. |
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| Abstract: | We consider evolution of the regular magnetic field in turbulent astrophysical jets. The observed lateral expansion of a jet is approximately described by a linear in coordinates regular velocity field (the Hubble flow). It is shown that in expanding turbulent jets with non-vanishing mean helicity of the turbulence temporal amplification and effective realignment of the regular magnetic field occurs with the field changing orientation from the transverse to the longitudinal one along the jet axis. The distance at which the realiggment occurs depends on parameters of the jet, in particular, on the power of the central source. Estimates for the jet in a weak source 3C 31 favourably agree with observations. |
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