Structure of magnetized accretion disks and origin of astrophysical jets
Abstract
A model is presented for an accretion disk with large-scale magnetic fields. The radial, vertical, and overall structure of the disk are examined numerically. The gas distribution and magnetic field configuration are obtained. It is found that the upper part of the model accretion disk is unstable against the magnetic buoyancy instability. The role of this instability is discussed in relation to the formation of bipolar jets.
- Publication:
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
- Pub Date:
- 1988
- Bibcode:
- 1988PASJ...40..729H
- Keywords:
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- Accretion Disks;
- Interstellar Magnetic Fields;
- Jet Flow;
- Magnetic Field Configurations;
- Mass Transfer;
- Active Galactic Nuclei;
- Astronomical Models;
- Buoyancy;
- Milky Way Galaxy;
- Supersonic Flow;
- Astrophysics