scholarly journals Can the Local Bubble explain the radio background?

2021 ◽  
Vol 502 (2) ◽  
pp. 2807-2814
Author(s):  
Martin G H Krause ◽  
Martin J Hardcastle
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Energy Density ◽  
Radio Emission ◽  
Magnetic Energy ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Observational Constraints ◽  
Local Bubble ◽  
Magnetic Energy Density ◽  
Magnetic Field Model ◽  
Radio Background

ABSTRACT The ARCADE 2 balloon bolometer along with a number of other instruments have detected what appears to be a radio synchrotron background at frequencies below about 3 GHz. Neither extragalactic radio sources nor diffuse Galactic emission can currently account for this finding. We use the locally measured cosmic ray electron population, demodulated for effects of the Solar wind, and other observational constraints combined with a turbulent magnetic field model to predict the radio synchrotron emission for the Local Bubble. We find that the spectral index of the modelled radio emission is roughly consistent with the radio background. Our model can approximately reproduce the observed antenna temperatures for a mean magnetic field strength B between 3 and 5 nT. We argue that this would not violate observational constraints from pulsar measurements. However, the curvature in the predicted spectrum would mean that other, so far unknown sources would have to contribute below 100 MHz. Also, the magnetic energy density would then dominate over thermal and cosmic ray electron energy density, likely causing an inverse magnetic cascade with large variations of the radio emission in different sky directions as well as high polarization. We argue that this disagrees with several observations and thus that the magnetic field is probably much lower, quite possibly limited by equipartition with the energy density in relativistic or thermal particles (B = 0.2−0.6 nT). In the latter case, we predict a contribution of the Local Bubble to the unexplained radio background at most at the per cent level.

scholarly journals Absorption of Curvature Radiation

1979 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
VV Zheleznyakov ◽  
VE Shaposhnikov
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Energy Density ◽  
Optical Depth ◽  
Magnetic Energy ◽  
Particle Energy ◽  
Relativistic Electrons ◽  
Magnetic Energy Density ◽  
Curvature Radiation ◽  
Maser Effect ◽  
Field Lines

The reabsorption of curvature radiation, i.e. radiation from relativistic electrons moving along curved magnetic field lines, is discussed. The optical depth for the ray path is calculated by use of the Einstein coefficients. It is shown that the optical depth becomes negative (maser effect) if transitions between Landau levels are absent. However, maser action is ineffective if the energy density of the relativistic particles is less than that of the magnetic field. For pulsar radio emission the magnetic energy density is assumed to exceed the particle energy density, so the observed emission cannot be coherent curvature radiation.

scholarly journals The Origin of Interplanetary Sectors

1980 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 67-72
Author(s):  
Kenneth H. Schatten
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Energy Density ◽  
Magnetic Energy ◽  
Coronal Magnetic Field ◽  
Restrictive Assumption ◽  
Plasma Energy ◽  
Magnetic Energy Density ◽  
Physical Phenomena ◽  
The Magnetic Field ◽  
Shed Light

The coronal magnetic models of Altschuler and Newkirk (1969), Schatten, Wilcox and Ness (1969), and Schatten (1971) that allowed calculations of the coronal magnetic field from the observed photospheric magnetic field shed light on the origin of sectors. Figure 1 from Schatten's (1971) “Current Sheet Model” is a schematic representation of these similar models. There are three distinct regions in these models where different physical phenomena occur. The photosphere, where the magnetic fields are governed by the detailed motions and currents in the plasma is considered a boundary condition for the model. Above the photosphere, the plasma density diminishes very rapidly with only moderate decreases in the magnetic energy density. This results in the middle region where the magnetic energy density is greater than plasma energy density and hence controls the configuration. One may then utilize the force-free condition, j × B = 0, and in fact make the more restrictive assumption that this region is current free. The magnetic field in this region can be derived from a solution to the Laplace equation.

scholarly journals The Magnetic Field Configuration in Solar and Stellar Chromospheres

1983 ◽  
Vol 102 ◽  
pp. 339-344
Author(s):  
U. Anzer ◽  
D.J. Galloway
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Energy Density ◽  
Magnetic Energy ◽  
Active Regions ◽  
Model Atmosphere ◽  
Inhomogeneous Magnetic Field ◽  
Field Configuration ◽  
Magnetic Energy Density ◽  
Stellar Photosphere ◽  
The Magnetic Field

Calculations are presented for the inhomogeneous magnetic field structure above a stellar photosphere which has magnetic flux tubes located at the downdraughts of its supergranulation pattern. Regions can be delineated where the ambient magnetic energy density is large or small compared with the thermal energy density derived from a model atmosphere. This enables the relative importance of magnetic versus non-magnetic heating mechanisms to be assessed. For the quiet Sun, over half the chromospheric emission must be supplied non-magnetically, whilst the network and active regions require a magnetic supply. For other late-type stars, a simple working rule suggests that when the magnetic field is strong enough to be directly observable, the chromosphere will be magnetically dominated.

Turbulent dynamo action at low magnetic Reynolds number

1970 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 435-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. K. Moffatt
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Isotropic Turbulence ◽  
Magnetic Energy ◽  
Magnetic Reynolds Number ◽  
Dynamo Action ◽  
Ohmic Dissipation ◽  
Magnetic Energy Density ◽  
Magnetic Diffusivity

The effect of turbulence on a magnetic field whose length-scale L is initially large compared with the scale l of the turbulence is considered. There are no external sources for the field, and in the absence of turbulence it decays by ohmic dissipation. It is assumed that the magnetic Reynolds number Rm = u0l/λ (where u0 is the root-mean-square velocity and λ the magnetic diffusivity) is small. It is shown that to lowest order in the small quantities l/L and Rm, isotropic turbulence has no effect on the large-scale field; but that turbulence that lacks reflexional symmetry is capable of amplifying Fourier components of the field on length scales of order Rm−2l and greater. In the case of turbulence whose statistical properties are invariant under rotation of the axes of reference, but not under reflexions in a point, it is shown that the magnetic energy density of a magnetic field which is initially a homogeneous random function of position with a particularly simple spectrum ultimately increases as t−½exp (α2t/2λ3) where α(= O(u02l)) is a certain linear functional of the spectrum tensor of the turbulence. An analogous result is obtained for an initially localized field.

scholarly journals A Supernova at 50 PC: Effects on the Earth’s Atmosphere and Biota

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.L Melott ◽  
B.C. Thomas ◽  
M. Kachelrieß ◽  
D.V. Semikoz ◽  
A.C. Overholt
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Transverse Field ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Magnetic Field Effects ◽  
Field Orientation ◽  
Local Bubble ◽  
Coherent Field ◽  
Computational Procedures ◽  
Cosmic Ray Flux ◽  
Disordered Magnetic

ABSTRACTRecent 60Fe results have suggested that the estimated distances of supernovae in the last few million years should be reduced from ∼100 pc to ∼50 pc. Two events or series of events are suggested, one about 2.7 million years to 1.7 million years ago, and another may at 6.5 to 8.7 million years ago. We ask what effects such supernovae are expected to have on the terrestrial atmosphere and biota. Assuming that the Local Bubble was formed before the event being considered, and that the supernova and the Earth were both inside a weak, disordered magnetic field at that time, TeV-PeV cosmic rays at Earth will increase by a factor of a few hundred. Tropospheric ionization will increase proportionately, and the overall muon radiation load on terrestrial organisms will increase by a factor of ∼150. All return to pre-burst levels within 10kyr. In the case of an ordered magnetic field, effects depend strongly on the field orientation. The upper bound in this case is with a largely coherent field aligned along the line of sight to the supernova, in which case TeV-PeV cosmic ray flux increases are ∼104; in the case of a transverse field they are below current levels. We suggest a substantial increase in the extended effects of supernovae on Earth and in the “lethal distance” estimate; more work is needed. This paper is an explicit followup to Thomas et al. (2016). We also here provide more detail on the computational procedures used in both works.

scholarly journals Kinematic models of the interplanetary magnetic field

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Lhotka ◽  
Yasuhito Narita
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Interplanetary Magnetic Field ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Charged Dust ◽  
Cosmic Ray Modulation ◽  
Latitudinal Dependence ◽  
Magnetic Field Model ◽  
Kinematic Models ◽  
Turbulence Effect

Abstract. Current knowledge on the description of the interplanetary magnetic field is reviewed with an emphasis on the kinematic approach as well as the analytic expression. Starting with the Parker spiral field approach, further effects are incorporated into this fundamental magnetic field model, including the latitudinal dependence, the poleward component, the solar cycle dependence, and the polarity and tilt angle of the solar magnetic axis. Further extensions are discussed in view of the magnetohydrodynamic treatment, the turbulence effect, the pickup ions, and the stellar wind models. The models of the interplanetary magnetic field serve as a useful tool for theoretical studies, in particular on the problems of plasma turbulence evolution, charged dust motions, and cosmic ray modulation in the heliosphere.

scholarly journals The formation of relativistic plasma structures and their potential role in the generation of cosmic ray electrons

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 831-846 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Dieckmann
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Phase Space ◽  
Magnetic Energy ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Compact Objects ◽  
Space Structures ◽  
Magnetic Field Generation ◽  
Particle In Cell ◽  
Field Generation

Abstract. Recent particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation studies have addressed particle acceleration and magnetic field generation in relativistic astrophysical flows by plasma phase space structures. We discuss the astrophysical environments such as the jets of compact objects, and we give an overview of the global PIC simulations of shocks. These reveal several types of phase space structures, which are relevant for the energy dissipation. These structures are typically coupled in shocks, but we choose to consider them here in an isolated form. Three structures are reviewed. (1) Simulations of interpenetrating or colliding plasma clouds can trigger filamentation instabilities, while simulations of thermally anisotropic plasmas observe the Weibel instability. Both transform a spatially uniform plasma into current filaments. These filament structures cause the growth of the magnetic fields. (2) The development of a modified two-stream instability is discussed. It saturates first by the formation of electron phase space holes. The relativistic electron clouds modulate the ion beam and a secondary, spatially localized electrostatic instability grows, which saturates by forming a relativistic ion phase space hole. It accelerates electrons to ultra-relativistic speeds. (3) A simulation is also revised, in which two clouds of an electron-ion plasma collide at the speed 0.9c. The inequal densities of both clouds and a magnetic field that is oblique to the collision velocity vector result in waves with a mixed electrostatic and electromagnetic polarity. The waves give rise to growing corkscrew distributions in the electrons and ions that establish an equipartition between the electron, the ion and the magnetic energy. The filament-, phase space hole- and corkscrew structures are discussed with respect to electron acceleration and magnetic field generation.

scholarly journals Magnetic field evolution in dwarf and Magellanic-type galaxies

2018 ◽  
Vol 611 ◽  
pp. A7 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Siejkowski ◽  
M. Soida ◽  
K. T. Chyży
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Star Formation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Magnetic Energy ◽  
Galactic Disk ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Dark Matter Halo ◽  
Field Evolution ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
The Magnetic Field

Aims. Low-mass galaxies radio observations show in many cases surprisingly high levels of magnetic field. The mass and kinematics of such objects do not favour the development of effective large-scale dynamo action. We attempted to check if the cosmic-ray-driven dynamo can be responsible for measured magnetization in this class of poorly investigated objects. We investigated how starburst events on the whole, as well as when part of the galactic disk, influence the magnetic field evolution. Methods. We created a model of a dwarf/Magellanic-type galaxy described by gravitational potential constituted from two components: the stars and the dark-matter halo. The model is evolved by solving a three-dimensional (3D) magnetohydrodynamic equation with an additional cosmic-ray component, which is approximated as a fluid. The turbulence is generated in the system via supernova explosions manifested by the injection of cosmic-rays. Results. The cosmic-ray-driven dynamo works efficiently enough to amplify the magnetic field even in low-mass dwarf/Magellanic-type galaxies. The e-folding times of magnetic energy growth are 0.50 and 0.25 Gyr for the slow (50 km s−1) and fast (100 km s−1) rotators, respectively. The amplification is being suppressed as the system reaches the equipartition level between kinetic, magnetic, and cosmic-ray energies. An episode of star formation burst amplifies the magnetic field but only for a short time while increased star formation activity holds. We find that a substantial amount of gas is expelled from the galactic disk, and that the starburst events increase the efficiency of this process.

scholarly journals Cosmic ray driven dynamo in barred and ringed galaxies

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (S274) ◽  
pp. 398-400
Author(s):  
K. Kulpa-Dybeł ◽  
K. Otmianowska-Mazur ◽  
B. Kulesza-Żydzik ◽  
G. Kowal ◽  
D. Wóltański ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Radio Emission ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Galactic Disk ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Field Configuration ◽  
Magnetic Field Configuration ◽  
Global Evolution ◽  
Weak Magnetic Fields ◽  
The Magnetic Field

AbstractWe study the global evolution of the magnetic field and interstellar medium (ISM) of the barred and ringed galaxies in the presence of non-axisymmetric components of the potential, i.e. the bar and/or the oval perturbations. The magnetohydrodynamical dynamo is driven by cosmic rays (CR), which are continuously supplied to the disk by supernova (SN) remnants. Additionally, weak, dipolar and randomly oriented magnetic field is injected to the galactic disk during SN explosions. To compare our results directly with the observed properties of galaxies we construct realistic maps of high-frequency polarized radio emission. The main result is that CR driven dynamo can amplify weak magnetic fields up to few μG within few Gyr in barred and ringed galaxies. What is more, the modelled magnetic field configuration resembles maps of the polarized intensity observed in barred and ringed galaxies.

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