Modeling magnetic field amplification in supernova remnants driven by laser

Abstract The origin of magnetic fields and their amplification have always been hot topics in fields such as astrophysics and high-energy-density physics. Among them, the turbulent dynamo effect is an important candidate mechanism, and the interaction between supernova remnants (SNRs) is an important carrier for studying the amplification effect of turbulent magnetic fields. In this paper, we use the radiation magnetohydrodynamic simulation program to carry out a scaling simulation study on the amplification effect of turbulent magnetic fields in the interaction of SNRs driven by powerful lasers. We investigate and compare the evolution of turbulence under different laser driving methods, different directions, and different intensities of initial external environmental magnetic fields. Here, we carefully identify the contributions of Biermann self-generated magnetic fields and environmental magnetic fields in the process of magnetic field amplification, present magnetic energy spectra, and magnetic field amplification factors, and analyze the influence of radiative cooling effect on turbulence and magnetic field evolution. The results show that the collision direction component of the environmental magnetic field dominates the process of magnetic field amplification, and the frequency spectrum of turbulence is consistent with Kolmogorov’s law. The research results are necessary for sorting out and elucidating the physical mechanism of magnetic field amplification in SNRs, and have reference significance for regulating turbulence in strong magnetic fields in the future.