A theoretical model for electromagnetic characterization of a spherical dust molecular cloud equilibrium structure

作者：Borah B; Karmakar P K^*

来源：New Astronomy, 2015, 40: 49-63.

DOI：10.1016/j.newast.2015.04.002

• Dust cloud
• Lane-Emden equation
• Bounded structure
• Bi-scale dynamics

A theoretical model is developed to study the equilibrium electromagnetic properties of a spherically symmetric dust molecular cloud (DMC) structure on the Jeans scales of space and time. It applies a new technique based on the modified Lane-Emden equation (m-LEE) of polytropic configuration. We consider a spatially inhomogeneous distribution of the massive dust grains in hydrodynamic equilibrium in the framework of exact gravito-electrostatic pressure balancing condition. Although weak relative to the massive grains, but non-zero finite, the efficacious inertial roles of the thermal species (electrons and ions) are included. A full portrayal of the lowest-order cloud surface boundary (CSB) and associated significant parameters is numerically presented. The multi-order extremization of the m-LEE solutions specifies the CSB existence at a radial point 8.58 x 10(12) m relative to the center. It is shown that the CSB gets biased negatively due to the interplay of plasma-boundary wall interaction (global) and plasma sheath-sheath coupling (local) processes. It acts as an interfacial transition layer coupling the bounded and unbounded scale-dynamics of the cloud. The geometrical patterns of the bi-scale plasma coupling are elaborately analyzed. Application of our technique to neutron stars, other observed DMCs and double layers is stressed together with possible future expansion.

• 出版日期2015-10