THE EVOLUTION OF COMPACT SUPERNOVA-REMNANTS IN A STRONGLY MAGNETIZED MEDIUM

Authors
ROZYCZKA M TENORIOTAGLE G
Citation
M. Rozyczka et G. Tenoriotagle, THE EVOLUTION OF COMPACT SUPERNOVA-REMNANTS IN A STRONGLY MAGNETIZED MEDIUM, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 274(4), 1995, pp. 1157-1164
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
00358711
Volume
274
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1157 - 1164
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-8711(1995)274:4<1157:TEOCSI>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Two-dimensional simulations of the evolution of supernova remnants in a uniform, high-density medium are presented. The medium is magnetized , and its magnetic pressure is much larger than the thermal pressure. The evolution of the remnants is followed past full thermalization of the ejecta. A mechanism of self-collimation of the flow is identified, resulting in formation of jets that propagate along the magnetic fiel d lines.