Collisionless Shock & Accretion Disk

[HEDS9-04] Global MHD simulations of accretion onto a protostar from an MRI-turbulent disk

*Shinsuke Takasao¹, T. Hosokawa², K. Tomida³ (1. Osaka University, 2. Kyoto University, 3. Tohoku University)

We examine how gas accretes from a magnetized accretion disk onto a protostar, using 3D magnetohydrodynamic simulations. Our simulations show that the protostar is easily strongly magnetized as a result of the interaction with the disk.