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Axisymmetric Magnetorotational Instability in Viscous Accretion Disks
Youhei Masada, Takayoshi Sano
Axisymmetric magnetorotational instability (MRI) in viscous accretion disks is investigated by linear analysis and two-dimensional nonlinear simulations. The linear growth of the v…
Solar-type Magnetic Reconnection Model for Magnetar Giant Flare
Youhei Masada, Shigehiro Nagataki, Kazunari Shibata +1
We present a theoretical model describing magnetar giant flares on the basis of solar flare/coronal mass ejection theory. In our model, a preflare activity plays a crucial role in…
Dead Zone Formation and Nonsteady Hyperaccretion in Collapsar Disks : A Possible Origin of Short-Term Variability in the Prompt Emission of Gamma-Ray Bursts
Youhei Masada, Norita Kawanaka, Takayoshi Sano +1
The central engine of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) is believed to be a hot and dense disk with hyperaccretion onto a few solar-mass black hole. We investigate where the magnetorotationa…
The Effect of Neutrino Radiation on Magnetorotational Instability in Proto-Neutron Stars
Youhei Masada, Takayoshi Sano, Kazunari Shibata
Neutrino radiation takes a major role in the momentum, heat, and lepton transports in proto-neutron stars (PNSs). These diffusive processes affect the growth of magnetorotational i…
Nonaxisymmetric Magnetorotational Instability in Proto-Neutron Stars
Youhei Masada, Takayoshi Sano, Hideaki Takabe
We investigate the stability of differentially rotating proto-neutron stars (PNSs) with a toroidal magnetic field. Stability criteria for nonaxisymmetric MHD instabilities are deri…