Journal article
Accretion-powered Stellar Winds. II. Numerical Solutions for Stellar Wind Torques
Abstract
In order to explain the slow rotation observed in a large fraction of accreting pre-main-sequence stars (CTTSs), we explore the role of stellar winds in torquing down the stars. For this mechanism to be effective, the stellar winds need to have relatively high outflow rates, and thus would likely be powered by the accretion process itself. Here, we use numerical magnetohydrodynamical simulations to compute detailed two-dimensional …
Authors
Matt S; Pudritz RE
Journal
The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 678, No. 2, pp. 1109–1118
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Publication Date
May 10, 2008
DOI
10.1086/533428
ISSN
0004-637X