Shock waves in the magnetic reconnection in the flares on the accretion disk of the SGR~A*

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Main Authors: TianLe-Zhao, XiaoFeng-Li, ZeYuan-Tang, Kumar, Rajiv
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author TianLe-Zhao
XiaoFeng-Li
ZeYuan-Tang
Kumar, Rajiv
author_facet TianLe-Zhao
XiaoFeng-Li
ZeYuan-Tang
Kumar, Rajiv
contents Sgr~A* often shows bright, episodic flares observationally, the mechanism of the flares intermittent brightening is not very clear. Many people believe the flares may formed by the non-thermal particles, which can be a consequence of the magnetic reconnection and shock waves. In this work, we use the larger magnetic loop in the presence of pseudo-Newtonian potential which mimics general relativistic effects. The simulation results show that the reconnection of magnetic field lines passes through a current sheet, which bifurcates into two pairs of slow shocks. We also find the shock waves heat the plasma, especially when the plasma density is low. The shock wave heating effect by the magnetic reconnection is confirmed by the simulation results, and thus the process of instantaneous brightening of the flares on the accretion disk can be explained.
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spellingShingle Shock waves in the magnetic reconnection in the flares on the accretion disk of the SGR~A*
TianLe-Zhao
XiaoFeng-Li
ZeYuan-Tang
Kumar, Rajiv
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Sgr~A* often shows bright, episodic flares observationally, the mechanism of the flares intermittent brightening is not very clear. Many people believe the flares may formed by the non-thermal particles, which can be a consequence of the magnetic reconnection and shock waves. In this work, we use the larger magnetic loop in the presence of pseudo-Newtonian potential which mimics general relativistic effects. The simulation results show that the reconnection of magnetic field lines passes through a current sheet, which bifurcates into two pairs of slow shocks. We also find the shock waves heat the plasma, especially when the plasma density is low. The shock wave heating effect by the magnetic reconnection is confirmed by the simulation results, and thus the process of instantaneous brightening of the flares on the accretion disk can be explained.
title Shock waves in the magnetic reconnection in the flares on the accretion disk of the SGR~A*
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.01859