Instability of Toroidal Magnetic Field in Jets and Plerions
Instability of Toroidal Magnetic Field in Jets and Plerions
Astrophysical jets and pulsar-fed supernova remnants (plerions) are expected to develop highly organized magnetic structures dominated by concentric loops of toroidal field, Bϕ. It has been argued that such structures could explain the polarization properties of some jets and contribute to their lateral confinement through magnetic tension forces. A concentric …