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2018ApJ...869...84G - Astrophys. J., 869, 84-84 (2018/December-2)

The nature of turbulence in the outer regions of protoplanetary disks.

GOLE D.A. and SIMON J.B.

Abstract (from CDS):

We carry out a series of local, shearing-box simulations of the outer regions of protoplanetary disks, where ambipolar diffusion is important due to low ionization levels, to better characterize the nature of turbulence and angular momentum transport in these disks. These simulations are divided into two groups, one with far-ultraviolet (FUV) ionization included, and one without FUV. In both cases, we explore a large range in diffusivity values. We find that in the simulations without FUV, the properties of the turbulence are similar to the unstratified simulations of Bai & Stone; for a given diffusivity, the magnetorotational instability (MRI) can still be present so long as the magnetic field is sufficiently weak. Furthermore, the dynamics of the midplane in these simulations are primarily controlled by the MRI. In the FUV simulations on the other hand, the MRI-active FUV layers transport strong toroidal magnetic flux to the midplane, which shuts off the MRI. Instead, angular momentum transport at the midplane is dominated by laminar magnetic fields, resulting in lower levels of turbulent Maxwell stress compared to the no-FUV simulations. Finally, we perform a temporal correlation analysis on the FUV simulations, confirming our result that the dynamics in the midplane region is strongly controlled by the FUV-ionized layers.

Abstract Copyright: © 2018. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.

Journal keyword(s): accretion, accretion disks - magnetohydrodynamics MHD - protoplanetary disks - turbulence

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