Kink instabilities in jets from rotating magnetic fields
Kink instabilities in jets from rotating magnetic fields
We have performed 2.5D and 3D simulations of conical jets driven by the rotation of an ordered, large-scale magnetic field in a stratified atmosphere. The simulations cover about three orders of magnitude in distance to capture the centrifugal acceleration as well as the evolution past the Alfvénsurface. We find that …