scholarly journals Magnetically Modified Spherical Accretion in GRMHD: Reconnection-Driven Convection and Jet Propagation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S M Ressler ◽  
E Quataert ◽  
C J White ◽  
O Blaes
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Magnetic Flux ◽  
Polar Regions ◽  
Magnetic Field Direction ◽  
Accretion Flows ◽  
Black Hole Spin ◽  
Sgr A ◽  
Kink Instability ◽  
Initial Magnetic Field

Abstract We present 3D general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic(GRMHD) simulations of zero angular momentum accretion around a rapidly rotating black hole, modified by the presence of initially uniform magnetic fields. We consider serveral angles between the magnetic field direction and the black hole spin. In the resulting flows, the midplane dynamics are governed by magnetic reconnection-driven turbulence in a magnetically arrested (or a nearly arrested) state. Electromagnetic jets with outflow efficiencies ∼ 10–200% occupy the polar regions, reaching several hundred gravitational radii before they dissipate due to the kink instability. The jet directions fluctuate in time and can be tilted by as much as ∼ 30○ with respect to black hole spin, but this tilt does not depend strongly on the tilt of the initial magnetic field. A jet forms even when there is no initial net vertical magnetic flux since turbulent, horizon-scale fluctuations can generate a net vertical field locally. Peak jet power is obtained for an initial magnetic field tilted by 40–80○ with respect to the black hole spin because this maximizes the amount of magnetic flux that can reach the black hole. These simulations may be a reasonable model for low luminosity black hole accretion flows such as Sgr A* or M87.

scholarly journals DETECTION OF PULSAR BEAMS DEFLECTED BY THE BLACK HOLE IN SGR A*: EFFECTS OF BLACK HOLE SPIN

2013 ◽  
Vol 778 (2) ◽  
pp. 145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sourabh Nampalliwar ◽  
Richard H. Price ◽  
Teviet Creighton ◽  
Fredrick A. Jenet
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Black Hole Spin ◽  
Sgr A

scholarly journals Magnetized Particle Motion around Black Holes in Conformal Gravity: Can Magnetic Interaction Mimic Spin of Black Holes?

Universe ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamoliddin Haydarov ◽  
Ahmadjon Abdujabbarov ◽  
Javlon Rayimbaev ◽  
Bobomurat Ahmedov
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Particle Motion ◽  
Center Of Mass ◽  
Conformal Gravity ◽  
Mass Energy ◽  
Particle Collisions ◽  
Center Of Mass Energy ◽  
Sgr A

Magnetized particle motion around black holes in conformal gravity immersed in asymptotically uniform magnetic field has been studied. We have also analyzed the behavior of magnetic fields near the horizon of the black hole in conformal gravity and shown that with the increase of conformal parameters L and N the value of angular component of magnetic field at the stellar surface decreases. The maximum value of the effective potential corresponding to circular motion of the magnetized particle increases with the increase of conformal parameters. It is shown that in all cases of neutral, charged and magnetized particle collisions in the black hole environment the center-of-mass energy decreases with the increase of conformal parameters L and N. In the case of the magnetized and negatively charged particle collisions, the innermost collision point with the maximum center-of-mass energy comes closer to the central object due to the effects of the parameters of the conformal gravity. We have applied the results to the real astrophysical scenario when a pulsar treated as a magnetized particle is orbiting the super massive black hole (SMBH) Sgr A* in the center of our galaxy in order to obtain the estimation of magnetized compact object’s orbital parameter. The possible detection of pulsar in Sgr A* close environment can provide constraints on black hole parameters. Here we have shown that there is degeneracy between spin of SMBH and ambient magnetic field and consequently the interaction of magnetic field ∼ 10 2 Gauss with magnetic moment of magnetized neutron star can in principle mimic spin of Kerr black holes up to 0.6 .

scholarly journals Transonic structure of slowly rotating accretion flows with shocks around black holes

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (S324) ◽  
pp. 23-26
Author(s):  
Petra Suková ◽  
Szymon Charzyński ◽  
Agnieszka Janiuk
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Angular Momentum ◽  
Time Scale ◽  
Mass Scale ◽  
Schwarzschild Black Hole ◽  
Transonic Flows ◽  
Accretion Flows ◽  
2D Structure ◽  
Sgr A

AbstractWe present recent results of the studies of low angular momentum accretion of matter onto Schwarzschild black hole using fully relativistic numerical simulations. We compare the resulting 2D structure of transonic flows with results of 1D pseudo-Newtonian computations of non-magnetized flow. The research has observable consequences on black holes on the whole mass scale, in particular it is related to the time-scale and shape of luminosity flares in Sgr A* or to the evolution of QPO frequency during outbursts of microquasars.

scholarly journals The expected imprint of flux rope geometry on suprathermal electrons in magnetic clouds

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (10) ◽  
pp. 4057-4067 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Owens ◽  
N. U. Crooker ◽  
T. S. Horbury
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Flux ◽  
Pitch Angle ◽  
Flux Rope ◽  
Magnetic Clouds ◽  
Magnetic Field Direction ◽  
Magnetic Flux Rope ◽  
Suprathermal Electron ◽  
Angle Scattering ◽  
The Magnetic Field

Abstract. Magnetic clouds are a subset of interplanetary coronal mass ejections characterized by a smooth rotation in the magnetic field direction, which is interpreted as a signature of a magnetic flux rope. Suprathermal electron observations indicate that one or both ends of a magnetic cloud typically remain connected to the Sun as it moves out through the heliosphere. With distance from the axis of the flux rope, out toward its edge, the magnetic field winds more tightly about the axis and electrons must traverse longer magnetic field lines to reach the same heliocentric distance. This increased time of flight allows greater pitch-angle scattering to occur, meaning suprathermal electron pitch-angle distributions should be systematically broader at the edges of the flux rope than at the axis. We model this effect with an analytical magnetic flux rope model and a numerical scheme for suprathermal electron pitch-angle scattering and find that the signature of a magnetic flux rope should be observable with the typical pitch-angle resolution of suprathermal electron data provided ACE's SWEPAM instrument. Evidence of this signature in the observations, however, is weak, possibly because reconnection of magnetic fields within the flux rope acts to intermix flux tubes.

scholarly journals Magnetohydrodynamics Simulations of Active Galactic Nucleus Disks and Jets

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 407-439
Author(s):  
Shane W. Davis ◽  
Alexander Tchekhovskoy
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Accretion Disk ◽  
Surrounding Medium ◽  
Observational Constraints ◽  
Disk Model ◽  
Accretion Flow ◽  
Accretion Flows ◽  
Black Hole Spin ◽  
Spiral Density Waves ◽  
Mhd Simulations

There is a broad consensus that accretion onto supermassive black holes and consequent jet formation power the observed emission from active galactic nuclei (AGNs). However, there has been less agreement about how jets form in accretion flows, their possible relationship to black hole spin, and how they interact with the surrounding medium. There have also been theoretical concerns about instabilities in standard accretion disk models and lingering discrepancies with observational constraints. Despite seemingly successful applications to X-ray binaries, the standard accretion disk model faces a growing list of observational constraints that challenge its application to AGNs. Theoretical exploration of these questions has become increasingly reliant on numerical simulations owing to the dynamic nature of these flows and the complex interplay between hydrodynamics, magnetic fields, radiation transfer, and curved spacetime. We conclude the following: ▪  The advent of general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) simulations has greatly improved our understanding of jet production and its dependence on black hole spin. ▪  Simulation results show both disks and jets are sensitive to the magnetic flux threading the accretion flow as well as possible misalignment between the angular momentum of the accretion flow and the black hole spin. ▪  Radiation MHD simulations are providing new insights into the stability of luminous accretion flows and highlighting the potential importance of radiation viscosity, UV opacity from atoms, and spiral density waves in AGNs.

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