mhd simulations of flares and jets in the sun, stars, and accretion disks kazunari shibata kwasan...
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MHD Simulations of Flares and Jets in the Sun, Stars, and
Accretion Disks
Kazunari ShibataKwasan and Hida Observatories
Kyoto University
East Asia Numerical Astrophysics Meeting Oct. 31, 2006 Taejeon, Korea 25min talk + 5min discussion
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Contents
• Introduction
• Solar Flares and Jets
• ( Protostellar Flares and Jets)
• Jets from Accretion Disks
- With emphasis on magnetic reconnection
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universe is full of flares
Solar flares
Protostellar flares
Gamma ray bursts
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universe is full of jets and mass ejections
Solar jets
protostellar jets
Coronal mass ejectionsAGN (active galactic nuclei)
jets
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Basic MHD processes in stars and disks
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Solar Flares
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various “flares” with different appearance
impulsive flares Long duration flares Giant arcade
microflares with jets
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coronal mass ejections above giant arcades ~ 1011 cm
Plasmoid (flux rope) ejectionsare ubiquitous in flares
impulsive flares ~ 109 cm
Long Duration flares~ 1010 cm
Unified model
Plasmoid-Induced-Reconnection (Shibata 1999)
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Unified model(plasmoid-induced reconnection
model: Shibata 1999)
(a,b) : giant arcade,
long duration/ impulsive flare
(c,d) : impulsive flares, microflares
Energy release rate= 22
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410
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BLV
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dEAin
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What determines flare duration ?
Nishida et al. (2006a)
In preparation
Soft X-ray intensity of solar corona during a week (all bursts are flares)
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What determines flare duration ?
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inflowofdensitymass:
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After Plasmoid ejection
Field lines whch can be reconnected
Flare duration ~ reconnection time
Potential field (minimum energy state)Initial condition
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Various cases with different size and field strength of reconnection region
II
III IV
Shiota et al. (2005)
Smallstrong
LargeWeak
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Case of large reconnection region
• Color: gas pressure
• Contour: field lines
• Long duration
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Case of small reconnection region
• Color: gas pressure
• Contour: field lines• Short duration
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Reconnected flux as a function of time
• Duration become shorter when the reconnection size is small (and magnetic field strength is stronger)
t/tA
Re
conn
ected flu
x pe
r un
it time
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Normalized reconnection rate
• Duration become shorter when the reconnection region is smaller
t/tA
No
rma
lized R
econ
nectio
n rate
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Comparison with observations(Nagashima and Yokoyama 2006)
• Simulation data are plotted on Nagashima & Yokoyama (2006)’s figure
• Flare duration is different even when the flare loop lengths are similar
Flare loop
length
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What determines reconnection rate
(energy release rate) ?Nishida et al. (2006b)
In preparation
Soft X-ray intensity of solar corona during a week (all bursts are flares)
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Role of Plasmoid
plasmoid-induced-reconnectio
n(Shibata et al. 1
995, 1999,Shibata and Ta
numa 2001)
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Model of impulsive flares
Nishida et al. 2006b in preparation
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Two cases
• Case 1 : resistivity is changed
• Case 2:plasmoid velocity is changed (due to external force)
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Case 1: resistivity is changed
Plasmoidvelocity
Rise velocity of Loop (Reconnection rate)
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Case 2: plasmoid velocity is changed by external force
Reconnectionrate
Plasmoid velocity
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Vloop (km/s)
Vej
e (k
m/s
)
×
(×)
△△
○
(□)
○
□ : ~ 20”
○: 10-15”
△: 5-10”
×: < 5”
⊿h
Observed correlation between Vloop and Veje (Shimizu et al. 2006 in preparation)
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Plasmoid-induced reconnectionin a fractual current sheet
(Tanuma et al. 2001, Shibata and Tanuma 2001)
Tanuma et al. (2001)
Vin/VA
plasmoid
Reconnection rate
time
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Simulations of smaller flares - reconnection driven by emerging
flux (Parker instability)
Shimizu et al. (2006) In preparationIsobe et al., (2005) NatureIsobe et al. (2006) PASJ
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Reconnection driven by emerging flux
Solar jet
Model of solar jet (Shimizu et al. 2006, in preparation)Same as Yokoyama and Shibata (1995)But with CIP scheme (200x110)
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This model is useful as model of generation of Alfven waves, which accelerate high speed Solar wind (Parker 1991, Axford and McKenzie 1996, cf) Kudoh and Shibata 1999, Suzuki and Inutsuka 2005)
Reconnection driven by emerging flux : case of vertical field (Shimizu et al. 2006)
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3D-MHD modeling of emerging flux using the Earth simulator (Isobe et al., 2005, Nature 434, 476)
800x400x600blue : iso-magnetic field strength surface 、 side : temperature
z
y
x t=50 t=70
t=90
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Comparison with observed H alpha arch filament (Isobe et al. Nature 2005)
Hα ( Hida ) Density isosurface
density~1012/cc, temperature~10000K Length~10000km, width~1000km
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3D structure as a result of Rayleigh-Taylor instability
(Isobe et al. Nature 2005, Isobe et al. PASJ 2006)
Density
•Top of emerging flux becomes top-heavy, so that Rayleigh-Taylor instability occurs.• As a result, filamentary structures along magnetic field lines are created • mushroom type vortex motions (due to KH instability) are seen • 3D patchy reconnection occurs
xzy
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Filamentary jet produced by 3D patchy reconnection
(Isobe et al. 2005 Nature)
simulation
observations
EUVTRACE
HalphaHIda
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Reported in Newspapers …
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Jets and flares in accretion disks
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3D structure of jets from disks(Kigure and Shibata 2005)
Model R6Non-axisymmetric structure appeared in a diskAnd propagate into jets
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Very weak field case:Magnetic buoyancy driven outflow
(Kigure and Shibata 2006 in prep)
Magnetic buoyancy is a main force of acceleration !
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Do jets and disks reach steady state ?
No !!, because Magnetorotational Instability is so powerful (Balbus and Hawley 1991)
Disks arefull of reconnectionevents
Kudoh et al2002Sato et al.2005Ibrahim et al.2005
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Long term simulations of jets from accretion
disks (Ibrahim and Shibata 2006, see poster)
Region size in previous simulations(Kudoh et al. 1998, 2002, KatoS et al. 2004)
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Quasi-periodic ejections of jets(see Ibrahim’s poster)
Period is roughly determined byAlfven time
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General relativistic jets from Kerr hole (Koide et al. 2006 Phys Rev, listen to his talk)
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Summary
• Reconnection model of solar flares has been developed significantly in these 10 years owing to rapid progress of space observations and supercomputer, though key puzzles remained: triggering mechanism, coronal heating, micro-macro coupling.
• MHD simulations of astrophysical jets have also been developed significantly, including general relativistic model. Remaning important questions are: collimation, 3D stability of jets, and production of ultra relativistic jets (Lorentz factor > 10).
• jets and disks never reach steady state, and are full of reconnection events
I hope more and more astrophysicists will join this exciting field “astrophysical reconnection” !
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Protostellar flares and jets
Uehara et al. (2006) in preparation
Kawamiti and Shibata (2006) in preparation
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reconnection modelof protostellar flare
and jets( Hayashi, Shibata, Matsu
moto 1996)
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Many reconnection events (flares)(Uehara et al. 2006 in preparation)
Emg = 2x10^{-5}
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Global and long term simulations(Uehara et al 2006 in prep)
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Global simulation(Uehara et al. 2006 in preparation)
Protostellar jets