Waves, Coriolis force and the dynamo effect

Dynamo activity caused by waves in a rotating magnetoplasma is investigated. In astrophysical environments such as accretion disks and at sufficiently small spatial scales, the Hall effect is likely to play an important role. It is shown that a combination of the Coriolis force and Hall effect can p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Mahajan, Swadesh M., Mininni, Pablo Daniel, Gomez, Daniel Osvaldo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/22056
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/22056
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:magnetoplasma
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Sumario:Dynamo activity caused by waves in a rotating magnetoplasma is investigated. In astrophysical environments such as accretion disks and at sufficiently small spatial scales, the Hall effect is likely to play an important role. It is shown that a combination of the Coriolis force and Hall effect can produce a finite α-effect by generating net helicity at small scales. The shear/ion-cyclotron normal mode of the Hall plasma is the dominant contributor to the dynamo action for short-scale motions.