Wind-MRI interactions in local models of protoplanetary discs: I. Ohmic resistivity

Abstract

A magnetic disc wind is an important mechanism that may be responsible for driving accretion and structure formation in protoplanetary discs. Recent numerical simulations have shown that these winds can take either the traditional `hourglass' symmetry about the mid-plane, or a `slanted' symmetry dominated by a mid-plane toroidal field of a single sign. The formation of this slanted symmetry state has not previously been explained. We use radially local 1D vertical shearing box simulations to assess the importance of large-scale MRI channel modes in influencing the formation and morphologies of these wind solutions. We consider only Ohmic resistivity and explore the effect of different magnetisations, with the mid-plane $\beta$ parameter ranging from $10^5$ to $10^2$. We find that our magnetic winds go through three stages of development: cyclic, transitive and steady, with the steady wind taking a slanted symmetry profile similar to those observed in local and global simulations. We show that the cycles are driven by periodic excitation of the $n=2$ or $3$ MRI channel mode coupled with advective eviction, and that the transition to the steady wind is caused by a much more slowly growing $n=1$ mode altering the wind structure. Saturation is achieved through a combination of advective damping from the strong wind, and suppression of the instability due to a strong toroidal field. A higher disc magnetisation leads to a greater tendency towards, and more rapid settling into the slanted symmetry steady wind, which may have important implications for mass and flux transport processes in protoplanetary discs.

arXiv commentMNRAS accepted. 25 pages

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