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AB剑鱼的冠状结构

The Coronal Structure of AB Doradus

O. Cohen, J. J. Drake, V. L. Kashyap, G. A. J. Hussain, T. I. Gombosi

摘要:

我们进行了一个数值模拟的日冕的年轻,快速旋转的K0矮AB Doradus使用全球MHD模型。该模型由使用塞曼多普勒成像构建的径向磁场的表面图驱动。我们发现,恒星日冕的全球结构是由强烈的方位角纠缠的磁场由于快速旋转。MHD的解决方案使我们能够计算现实的阿尔文面,因此,我们可以估计恒星的质量损失率和角动量损失率,而不进行过度的理论简化。我们考虑三种情况下,参数化的基础密度的电晕,跨越系统的可能的解决方案的范围。我们发现,总的来说,质量和角动量损失率高于太阳的情况下,质量损失率高10至500倍,和角动量损失率可以高达$3\times{10}^4$高于今天的太阳值。我们的模拟表明,该模型可以用来约束恒星系统的宽参数空间。它还表明,MHD方法可以提供更多的信息,物理系统比常用的位场外推。

英文摘要:

We perform a numerical simulation of the corona of the young, rapidly rotating K0 dwarf AB Doradus using a global MHD model. The model is driven by a surface map of the radial magnetic field constructed using Zeeman-Doppler Imaging. We find that the global structure of the stellar corona is dominated by strong azimuthal tangling of the magnetic field due to the rapid rotation. The MHD solution enables us to calculate realistic Alfvén surfaces and we can therefore estimate the stellar mass loss rate and angular momentum loss rate without making undue theoretical simplifications. We consider three cases, parametrized by the base density of the corona, that span the range of possible solutions for the system. We find that overall, the mass and angular-momentum loss rates are higher than in the solar case; the mass loss rates are 10 to 500 times higher, and the angular momentum loss rate can be up to $3\times{10}^4$ higher than present day solar values. Our simulations show that this model can be use to constrain the wide parameter space of stellar systems. It also shows that an MHD approach can provide more information about the physical system over the commonly used potential field extrapolation.

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