M. R. Hayashi et al 1996 ApJ 468 L37 doi:10.1086/310222
M. R. Hayashi1, K. Shibata2 and R. Matsumoto3
Show affiliationsWe propose a model of hard X-ray flares in protostars observed by the ASCA satellite. We assumed that the dipole magnetic field of the protostar threads the protostellar disk and carried out 2.5 dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of the disk-star interaction. The closed magnetic loops connecting the central star and the disk are twisted by the rotation of the disk. As the twist accumulates, magnetic loops expand and finally approach the open field configuration. A current sheet is formed inside the expanding loops. In the presence of resistivity, magnetic reconnection takes place in the current sheet. Outgoing magnetic island and postflare loops are formed as a result of the reconnection. The timescale of this "flare" is the order of the rotation period of the disk. The released magnetic energy partly goes into the thermal energy and heats up the flaring plasma up to 108 K. The length of the flaring loop is several times the radius of the central star, consistent with observations. The speed of the hot plasmoid ejected by the reconnection is 200-400 km s-1 when the footpoint of the loop is at 0.03 AU from 1 M
protostar. The hot plasma outflow can explain the speed and mass flow rate of optical jets. Dense, cold, magnetically accelerated wind (v ~ 150-250 km s-1) emanates from the surface of the disk along the partially open magnetic field lines threading the disk. This dense, cold wind may correspond to high-velocity neutral winds.
accretion, accretion disks; ISM: jets and outflows; MHD; stars: activity; stars: pre-main sequence
Issue 1 (1996 September 1)
Received 1996 March 11, accepted for publication 1996 June 20
M. R. Hayashi et al 1996 ApJ 468 L37
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