Linewidth Differences of Neutrals and Ions Induced by MHD Turbulence
arXiv:1412.8608 · doi:10.1088/0004-637X/810/1/44
Abstract
We address the problem of the difference of line widths of neutrals and ions observed from molecular clouds and explore whether this difference can arise from the effects of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence acting on partially ionized gas. Among the three fundamental modes of MHD turbulence, we find fast modes do not contribute to linewidth differences, whereas slow modes can have an effect on different line widths for certain parameters. We focus on Alfvénic component because they contain most of the turbulent energy, and consider the damping of this component taking into account both neutral-ion collisions and neutral viscosity. We consider different regimes of turbulence corresponding to different media magnetizations and turbulent drivings. In the case of super-Alfvénic turbulence, when the damping scale of Alfvénic turbulence is below , where is the injection scale of anisotropic GS95-type turbulence, the linewidth difference does not depend on the magnetic field strength. While for other turbulent regimes, the dependence is present. For instance, the difference between the squares of the neutral and ion velocity dispersions in strong sub-Alfvénic turbulence allows evaluation of magnetic field. We discuss earlier findings on the neutral-ion linewidth differences in the literature and compare the expressions for magnetic field we obtain with those published earlier.
26 pages, 8 figures
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