Franqueira, M.Tagger, M.Gómez De Castro, Ana Inés2023-06-202023-06-202004Franqueira, M., Tagger, M. & Gómez De Castro, A. I. «The Ambipolar Filamentation in the Warm Ionized Medium». Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 292, n.o 1-4, 2004, pp. 155-60. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1023/B:ASTR.0000045012.41087.07.0004-640X10.1023/B:ASTR.0000045012.41087.07https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/50069International Workshop on Magnetic Fields and Star Formation, APR 21-25, 2003, Madrid, SPAINWe present the 2-D, two fluid ( ions + neutrals) numerical simulations that we are carrying out in order to study the ambipolar filamentation process, in which a magnetized, partially ionized plasma is stirred by turbulence in the ambipolar frequency range. The higher turbulent velocity of the neutrals in the most ionized regions gives rise to a non-linear force driving them out of these regions, and causes the ions and the magnetic flux to condense in the most ionized regions, resulting in a filamentary structure where initial ionization inhomogeneities are amplified. This mechanism might help to explain some features observed in magnetized and partially ionized astrophysical plasmas as the interstellar medium.engjournal articlehttps//doi.org/10.1023/B:ASTR.0000045012.41087.07http://www.springerlink.com/content/w2x150550n3157m0/fulltext.pdfopen access52Turbulent magnetic-fieldsWavesMagnetohydrodynamicsTurbulenceISM : magnetic fieldsNumerical methodsAstronomía (Matemáticas)21 Astronomía y Astrofísica