Global magnetic cycles in rapidly rotating younger suns
| Autor: | Matthew K. Browning, Mark S. Miesch, Nicholas J. Nelson, Benjamin P. Brown, Juri Toomre, Allan Sacha Brun |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Physics
Convection Magnetism FOS: Physical sciences Astronomy and Astrophysics Field strength Astrophysics Rotation Computational physics Magnetic field Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 13. Climate action Space and Planetary Science Astrophysics::Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Solar rotation Magnetohydrodynamics Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) Dynamo |
| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 6:272-275 |
| ISSN: | 1743-9221 1743-9213 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1743921311015365 |
| Popis: | Observations of sun-like stars rotating faster than our current sun tend to exhibit increased magnetic activity as well as magnetic cycles spanning multiple years. Using global simulations in spherical shells to study the coupling of large-scale convection, rotation, and magnetism in a younger sun, we have probed effects of rotation on stellar dynamos and the nature of magnetic cycles. Major 3-D MHD simulations carried out at three times the current solar rotation rate reveal hydromagnetic dynamo action that yields wreaths of strong toroidal magnetic field at low latitudes, often with opposite polarity in the two hemispheres. Our recent simulations have explored behavior in systems with considerably lower diffusivities, achieved with sub-grid scale models including a dynamic Smagorinsky treatment of unresolved turbulence. The lower diffusion promotes the generation of magnetic wreaths that undergo prominent temporal variations in field strength, exhibiting global magnetic cycles that involve polarity reversals. In our least diffusive simulation, we find that magnetic buoyancy coupled with advection by convective giant cells can lead to the rise of coherent loops of magnetic field toward the top of the simulated domain. 4 pages, 3 figures, from IAU 273: The Physics of Sun and Star Spots |
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