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ISM相变层的MHD稳定性Ⅰ:正交于前沿的磁场

MHD Stability of ISM Phase Transition Layers I: Magnetic Field Orthogonal to Front

Jennifer M. Stone, Ellen G. Zweibel

摘要:

我们考虑的情况下,一个磁场正交的前分离两种介质的不同温度和密度,如冷和温暖的星际气体,在一个2-D平面平行几何。进行线性稳定性分析,以评估的行为时,蒸发和冷凝前受到不可压缩的,波纹的波长大于前面的厚度的扰动。我们讨论了超阿尔夫文流和亚阿尔夫文流的前沿行为。由于在ISM中锋面的传播速度很慢,因此亚阿尔文区是相关的,并且磁场对锋面动态有显著影响。在这种情况下,我们发现,蒸发锋,这是不稳定的水动力制度,是稳定的。凝结锋是不稳定的,但对于中性ISM的典型参数,增长率是如此之低,以至于稳态锋实际上是稳定的。然而,如果冷凝以足够快的速率进行,则不稳定性可能变得重要。本文是探索线性和非线性效应的磁场强度和方向上的波纹不稳定性的系列文章中的第一篇,最终目标是解决有关小规模ISM结构的突出问题。

英文摘要:

We consider the scenario of a magnetic field orthogonal to a front separating two media of different temperatures and densities, such as cold and warm interstellar gas, in a 2-D plane-parallel geometry. A linear stability analysis is performed to assess the behavior of both evaporation and condensation fronts when subject to incompressible, corrugational perturbations with wavelengths larger than the thickness of the front. We discuss the behavior of fronts in both super-Alfvenic and sub-Alfvenic flows. Since the propagation speed of fronts is slow in the ISM, it is the sub-Alfvenic regime that is relevant, and magnetic fields are a significant influence on front dynamics. In this case we find that evaporation fronts, which are unstable in the hydrodynamic regime, are stabilized. Condensation fronts are unstable, but for parameters typical of the neutral ISM the growth rates are so slow that steady state fronts are effectively stable. However, the instability may become important if condensation proceeds at a sufficiently fast rate. This paper is the first in a series exploring the linear and nonlinear effects of magnetic field strength and orientation on the corrugational instability, with the ultimate goal of addressing outstanding questions about small-scale ISM structure.

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