Table 1 The αΩ dynamo period prediction and simulation data at several radii

From: A large-scale magnetic field produced by a solar-like dynamo in binary neutron star mergers

R (km)

αϕϕ (cm s−1)

Ω (rad s−1)

Shear rate

kz (cm−1)

Ptheory (s)

\({P}_{{{{\rm{sim}}}}}\) (s)

20

−8.1 × 106

4,025

q = 1.00

6.3 × 10−6

0.020

0.018

30

−1.0 × 107

2,515

q = 1.34

4.2 × 10−6

0.021

0.018–0.024

40

−1.0 × 107

1,688

q = 1.44

3.3 × 10−6

0.037

0.018–0.030

50

−4.4 × 106

1,200

q = 1.50

2.6 × 10−6

0.062

0.030–0.040

  1. Ptheory, the αΩ dynamo period; \({P}_{{{{\rm{sim}}}}}\), the Butterfly diagram period in the simulation.