Angular momentum transport in protostellar discs
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Article Title | Angular momentum transport in protostellar discs |
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ERA Journal ID | 1074 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Salmeron, Raquel (Author), Konigl, Arieh (Author) and Wardle, Mark (Author) |
Journal Title | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Journal Citation | 375 (1), pp. 177-183 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2007 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0035-8711 |
1365-2966 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.11277.x |
Web Address (URL) | https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/375/1/177/986677 |
Abstract | Angular momentum transport in protostellar discs can take place either radially, through turbulence induced by the magnetorotational instability (MRI), or vertically, through the torque exerted by a large-scale magnetic field that threads the disc. Using semi-analytic and numerical results, we construct a model of steady-state discs that includes vertical transport by a centrifugally driven wind as well as MRI-induced turbulence. We present approximate criteria for the occurrence of either one of these mechanisms in an ambipolar diffusion-dominated disc. We derive 'strong field' solutions in which the angular momentum transport is purely vertical and 'weak field' solutions that are the stratified-disc analogues of the previously studied MRI channel modes; the latter are transformed into accretion solutions with predominantly radial angular momentum transport when we implement a turbulent-stress prescription based on published results of numerical simulations. We also analyse 'intermediate field strength' solutions in which both modes of transport operate at the same radial location; we conclude, however, that significant spatial overlap of these two mechanisms is unlikely to occur in practice. To further advance this study, we have developed a general scheme that incorporates also the Hall and Ohm conductivity regimes in discs with a realistic ionization structure. |
Keywords | Accretion, accretion discs; ISM: jets and outflows; MHD; Stars: formation |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 510109. Stellar astronomy and planetary systems |
Public Notes | This article has been accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ©: 2007 The Authors. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian National University |
University of Chicago, United States | |
Macquarie University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7357/angular-momentum-transport-in-protostellar-discs
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