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Main Author: Sofue, Yoshiaki
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.00260
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contents Morphological evolution of expanding shells of fast-mode magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves through an inhomogeneous ISM is investigated in order to qualitatively understand the complicated morphology of shell-type supernova remnants (SNR). Interstellar clouds with high Alfvén velocity act as concave lenses to diverge the MHD waves, while those with slow Alfvén velocity act as convex lenses to converge the waves to the focal points. By combination of various types of clouds and fluctuations with different Alfvén velocities, sizes, or wavelengths, the MHD-wave shells attain various morphological structures, exhibiting filaments, arcs, loops, holes, and focal strings, mimicking old and deformed SNRs.
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spellingShingle MHD lensing in inhomogeneous ISM for qualitative understanding of the morphology of supernova remnants
Sofue, Yoshiaki
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Morphological evolution of expanding shells of fast-mode magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves through an inhomogeneous ISM is investigated in order to qualitatively understand the complicated morphology of shell-type supernova remnants (SNR). Interstellar clouds with high Alfvén velocity act as concave lenses to diverge the MHD waves, while those with slow Alfvén velocity act as convex lenses to converge the waves to the focal points. By combination of various types of clouds and fluctuations with different Alfvén velocities, sizes, or wavelengths, the MHD-wave shells attain various morphological structures, exhibiting filaments, arcs, loops, holes, and focal strings, mimicking old and deformed SNRs.
title MHD lensing in inhomogeneous ISM for qualitative understanding of the morphology of supernova remnants
topic Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.00260