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Hydromagnetic Dynamo in Astrophysical Jets
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 July 2016
Abstract
The origin of a regular magnetic field in astrophysical jets is discussed. It is shown that jet plasma flow can generate a magnetic field provided the streamlines are helical. The dynamo of this type, known as the screw dynamo, generates magnetic fields with the dominant azimuthal wave number m = 1 whose field lines also have a helical shape. The field concentrates into a relatively thin cylindrical shell and its configuration is favorable for the collimation and confinement of the jet plasma.
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- 8. Magnetic Fields in Galaxies: Dynamo Theory
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