The Primordial Origin Model of Magnetic Fields in Spiral Galaxies

We propose a primordial-origin model for composite configurations of global magnetic fields in spiral galaxies. We show that a uniform tilted magnetic field wound up into a rotating disk galaxy can evolve into composite magnetic configurations comprising bisymmetric spiral (S $=$ BSS), axisymmetric...

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Veröffentlicht in:Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 2010-10, Vol.62 (5), p.1191-1201
Hauptverfasser: Sofue, Yoshiaki, Machida, Mami, Kudoh, Takahiro
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We propose a primordial-origin model for composite configurations of global magnetic fields in spiral galaxies. We show that a uniform tilted magnetic field wound up into a rotating disk galaxy can evolve into composite magnetic configurations comprising bisymmetric spiral (S $=$ BSS), axisymmetric spiral (A $=$ ASS), plane-reversed spiral (PR), and/or ring (R) fields in the disk, and vertical (V) fields in the center. By MHD simulations we show that these composite galactic fields are indeed created from a weak primordial uniform field, and that different configurations can co-exist in the same galaxy. We show that spiral fields trigger the growth of two-armed gaseous arms. The centrally accumulated vertical fields are twisted and produce a jet toward the halo. We found that the more vertical was the initial uniform field, the stronger was the formed magnetic field in the galactic disk.
ISSN:0004-6264
2053-051X
DOI:10.1093/pasj/62.5.1191