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Modelling of T Tauri jets with low mass accretion rate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2011

N. Globus
Affiliation:
LUTh, Observatoire de Paris, F-92190 Meudon, France email: [email protected]
C. Sauty
Affiliation:
LUTh, Observatoire de Paris, F-92190 Meudon, France email: [email protected]
V. Cayatte
Affiliation:
LUTh, Observatoire de Paris, F-92190 Meudon, France email: [email protected]
Z. Meliani
Affiliation:
LUTh, Observatoire de Paris, F-92190 Meudon, France email: [email protected] Centrum voor Plasma Astrofysica, Leuven, Belgium
J. J. G. Lima
Affiliation:
Centro de Astrofisica da Universidade do Porto, Portugal Departamento de Fisica e Astronomia da Faculdade de Ciencias, Porto, Portugal
K. Tsinganos
Affiliation:
IASA and Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy & Mechanics, Department of Physics, University of Athens, Greece
C. Michaut
Affiliation:
LUTh, Observatoire de Paris, F-92190 Meudon, France email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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We show that low mass accreting T Tauri stars may have a strong stellar jet component which can effectively brake the star to the observed rotation speed. By means of meridional self similarity, we construct semi analytical solutions describing the complete dynamics and topology of the stellar component of the jet emerging from the corona of the star. We show two typical solutions with the same mass loss rate but different magnetic lever arms and jet radius, corresponding to differente phases of T Tauri star activity.

Type
Contributed Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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