A global model of the magnetorotational instability in protoneutron stars

Abstract

Magnetars are highly magnetized neutron stars whose magnetic dipole ranges from $10^{14}$ to $10^{15}$ G. The MRI is considered to be a promising mechanism to amplify the magnetic field in fast-rotating protoneutron stars and form magnetars. This scenario is supported by many local studies showing that magnetic fields could be amplified by the MRI on small scales. However, the efficiency of the MRI at generating a dipole field is still unknown. To answer this question, we study the MRI dynamo in an idealized global model of a fast rotating protoneutron star with differential rotation. We perform 3D incompressible MHD simulations in spherical geometry with explicit diffusivities where the differential rotation is forced at the outer boundary. We vary the initial magnetic field and investigated different magnetic boundary conditions. These simulations were compared to local shearing box simulations. We obtain a self-sustained turbulent MRI-driven dynamo, whose saturated state is independent of the initial magnetic field. The MRI generates a strong turbulent magnetic field of $B\ge 2\times 10^{15}$ G and a non-dominant magnetic dipole, which represents systematically about $5\%$ of the averaged magnetic field strength. Interestingly, this dipole is tilted towards the equatorial plane. We find that local shearing box models can reproduce fairly well several characteristics of global MRI turbulence such as the kinetic and magnetic spectra. The turbulence is nonetheless more vigorous in the local models than in the global ones. Overall, our results support the ability of the MRI to form magnetar-like large-scale magnetic fields. They furthermore predict the presence of a stronger small-scale magnetic field. The resulting magnetic field could be important to power outstanding stellar explosions, such as superluminous supernovae and GRBs.

arXiv commentAccepted for publication in A&A, 16 pages, 21 figures. Minor changes after referee report. Addition of a field line figure

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