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AN AZIMUTHAL DYNAMO...
AN AZIMUTHAL DYNAMO WAVE IN SPHERICAL SHELL CONVECTION
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Cole, Elizabeth (författare)
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- Käpylä, Petri J. (författare)
- KTH,Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics NORDITA
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Mantere, Maarit J. (författare)
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- Brandenburg, Axel (författare)
- KTH,Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för astronomi,Nordiska institutet för teoretisk fysik (Nordita),Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics NORDITA
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- 2014
- 2014
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Astrophysical Journal Letters. - 2041-8205 .- 2041-8213. ; 780:2
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Abstract
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- We report the discovery of an azimuthal dynamo wave of a low-order (m = 1) mode in direct numerical simulations (DNS) of turbulent convection in spherical shells. Such waves are predicted by mean-field dynamo theory and have been obtained previously in mean-field models. An azimuthal dynamo wave has been proposed as a possible explanation for the persistent drifts of spots observed on several rapidly rotating stars, as revealed through photometry and Doppler imaging. However, this has been judged unlikely because evidence for such waves from DNS has been lacking. Here we present DNS of large-scale magnetic fields showing a retrograde m = 1 mode. Its pattern speed is nearly independent of latitude and does not reflect the speed of the differential rotation at any depth. The extrema of magnetic m = 1 structures coincide reasonably well with the maxima of m = 2 structures of the temperature. These results provide direct support for the observed drifts being due to an azimuthal dynamo wave.
Ämnesord
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Fysik -- Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences -- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- convection
- dynamo
- magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)
- stars: activity
- stars: late-type
- turbulence
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