Self-collimated axial jet seeds from thin accretion disks

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2013 Oct;88(4):043101. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.88.043101. Epub 2013 Oct 14.

Abstract

We show how an appropriate stationary crystalline structure of the magnetic field can induce a partial fragmentation of the accretion disk, generating an axial jet seed composed of hot plasma twisted in a funnel-like structure due to the rotation of the system. The most important feature we outline is the high degree of collimation, naturally following from the basic assumptions underlying the crystalline structure. The presence of nonzero dissipative effects allows the plasma ejection throughout the axial jet seed and the predicted values of the accretion rate are in agreement with observations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't