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净磁通量为零的分层圆盘局部模拟中的持续磁旋转Turbulence

Sustained Magnetorotational Turbulence in Local Simulations of Stratified Disks with Zero Net Magnetic Flux

S. W. Davis, J. M. Stone, M. E. Pessah

摘要:

在采用剪切盒近似的局部模拟中,我们研究了密度分层对磁旋转不稳定性驱动的磁流体动力学湍流的影响。我们的主要结果是,即使在没有明确的耗散,增加垂直重力导致收敛的湍流能量密度和应力的分辨率增加,相反的结果为零净通量,未分层的盒子。总应力与中平面压力之比的平均值约为0.01,尽管在长时间(> 50个轨道)的时间尺度上可能会有显著的波动。我们发现,时间平均应力在很大程度上是不敏感的径向或垂直的长宽比我们的模拟域。对于模拟与明确的耗散,我们发现,分层扩展的范围内的雷诺数和磁普朗特数的湍流是持续的。在总结前人研究结果的基础上,我们发现了大尺度环向场周期为10个轨道的振荡,并描述了这些周期的发电机过程。

英文摘要:

We examine the effects of density stratification on magnetohydrodynamic turbulence driven by the magnetorotational instability in local simulations that adopt the shearing box approximation. Our primary result is that, even in the absence of explicit dissipation, the addition of vertical gravity leads to convergence in the turbulent energy densities and stresses as the resolution increases, contrary to results for zero net flux, unstratified boxes. The ratio of total stress to midplane pressure has a mean of ~0.01, although there can be significant fluctuations on long (>~50 orbit) timescales. We find that the time averaged stresses are largely insensitive to both the radial or vertical aspect ratio of our simulation domain. For simulations with explicit dissipation, we find that stratification extends the range of Reynolds and magnetic Prandtl numbers for which turbulence is sustained. Confirming the results of previous studies, we find oscillations in the large scale toroidal field with periods of ~10 orbits and describe the dynamo process that underlies these cycles.

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