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Small-scale dynamo with finite correlation times

Carteret, Yann
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Schleicher, Dominik
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Schober, Jennifer  
June 27, 2023
Physical Review E

Fluctuation dynamos occur in most turbulent plasmas in astrophysics and are the prime candidates for amplifying and maintaining cosmic magnetic fields. A few analytical models exist to describe their behavior, but they are based on simplifying assumptions. For instance, the well-known Kazantsev model assumes an incompressible flow that is 8-correlated in time. However, these assumptions can break down in the interstellar medium as it is highly compressible and the velocity field has a finite correlation time. Using the renewing flow method developed by Bhat and Subramanian (2014), we aim to extend Kazantsev's results to a more general class of turbulent flows. The cumulative effect of both compressibility and finite correlation time over the Kazantsev spectrum is studied analytically. We derive an equation for the longitudinal two-point magnetic correlation function in real space to first order in the correlation time ⠃ and for an arbitrary degree of compressibility (DOC). This generalized Kazantsev equation encapsulates the original Kazantsev equation. In the limit of small Strouhal numbers St & PROP; ⠃ we use the Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin approximation to derive the growth rate and scaling of the magnetic power spectrum. We find the result that the Kazantsev spectrum is preserved, i.e., Mk(k) & SIM; k3/2. The growth rate is also negligibly affected by the finite correlation time; however, it is reduced by the finite magnetic diffusivity and the DOC together.

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