Solar Tachocline Confinement by the Nonaxisymmetric Modes of a Dynamo Magnetic Field
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We recently presented the first 3D numerical simulation of the solar interior for which tachocline confinement was achieved by a dynamo-generated magnetic field. In this follow-up study, we analyze the degree of confinement as the magnetic field strength changes (controlled by varying the magnetic Prandtl number) in a coupled radiative zone (RZ) and convection zone (CZ) system. We broadly find three solution regimes, corresponding to weak, medium, and strong dynamo magnetic field strengths. |
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2024
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2024-02
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The Astrophysical Journal
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962
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2
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189
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0004-637X, 1538-4357
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