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Turbulent dynamo in a weakly ionized medium
Siyao Xu, Sudip K. Garain, Dinshaw S. Balsara +1
The small-scale turbulent dynamo is an important process contributing to the cosmic magnetization. In partially ionized astrophysical plasmas, the dynamo growth of magnetic energy…
Alfvenic Turbulence Beyond the Ambipolar Diffusion Scale
Blakesley Burkhart, A. Lazarian, D. Balsara +2
We investigate the nature of the Alfvénic turbulence cascade in two fluid MHD simulations in order to determine if turbulence is damped once the ion and neutral species become deco…
Observational Diagnostics for Two-Fluid Turbulence in Molecular Clouds As Suggested by Simulations
Chad D. Meyer, Dinshaw S. Balsara, Blakesley Burkhart +1
We present high resolution simulations of two-fluid (ion-neutral) MHD turbulence with resolutions as large as 512^3. The simulations are supersonic and mildly sub-Alfvenic, in keep…
Evaluating the Magnetorotational Instability's Dependence on Numerical Algorithms and Resolution
Dinshaw S. Balsara, Chad Meyer
We have studied saturated, MRI-driven turbulence using three-dimensional, isothermal simulations with resolutions that extend from 64 to 192 zones in each direction. The simulation…
Direct Evidence for Two-Fluid Effects in Molecular Clouds
David A. Tilley, Dinshaw S. Balsara
We present a combination of theoretical and simulation-based examinations of the role of two-fluid ambipolar drift on molecular line widths. The dissipation provided by ion-neutral…