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We simulate the propagation of very light astrophysical jets with density contrasts between 10−1 and 10−4 including magnetic fields into the intracluster medium on the galaxy cluster scale, using the magnetohydrodynamic code NIRVANA on the NEC SX-6 and SX-8. The code runs very efficiently and enables us to perform simulations in both axisymmetry as well as full 3D, using both shared-memory and MPI parallelization. Simulations further supported a stabilization of the contact surface by magnetic fields, as seen in low-frequency radio observations. Efficient storage methods for high time resolution runs as well as visualization methods were implemented and allow in-depth analysis of velocity and magnetic fields.
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Gaibler, V., Camenzind, M. (2009). Magnetic Fields in Very Light Extragalactic Jets. In: Nagel, W.E., Kröner, D.B., Resch, M.M. (eds) High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering '08. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88303-6_1
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