Publications
Books
- "Jets From Young Stars V: High Performance Computing and Applications", eds Jose Gracia, Fabio Colle, Turlough Downes, Lecture Notes in Physics, 791.
Chapters
- Downes, T.P., 2009, "Large-scale jet simulations", in Jets From Young Stars V, Lecture Notes in Physics, Volume 791, 137-153
Refereed Publications
- Downes, T.P., 2011, `Multifluid magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in
weakly ionised astrophysical plasmas', ASP Conf. Ser., Accepted.
- Delaney, S., Dempsey, P., Duffy, P., Downes, T.P., 2011, `A new
time-dependent finite difference method for relativistic shock
acceleration', accepted for publication in MNRAS.
- Jones, A.C., Downes, T.P., 2012, `The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability
in weakly ionised plasmas II: multifuid effects in molecular clouds.',
MNRAS, 420, 817-828.
- Jones, A.C., Downes, T.P., 2011, `The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability
in weakly ionised plasmas: Ambipolar dominated and Hall dominated
flows', MNRAS, 418, 390-400.
- Downes, T.P., O'Sullivan, S., 2011, `Multifluid magnetohydrodynamic
turbulent decay', ApJ, 730, 12-23.
- Downes, T.P., O'Sullivan, S., 2009, `Non-ideal MHD turbulent decay in
molecular clouds', ApJ, 701, 1258-1268.
- Mullen, M., Brennan, C., Downes, T.P., 2009, `Improved forward
backward
method applied to 2D scattering problems', 24th International Review of
Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, Niagara Falls,
Canada, April 2008.
- Mullen, M., Brennan, C., Downes, T., `A Hybridised Forward
Backward Method Applied to Electromagnetic Wave Scattering Problems',
Accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and
Propagation, 2009.
- Shadmehri, M., Downes, T.P., 2008, `The role of the
Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in dusty and partially ionised flows', MNRAS 387,
1318-1322
- Downes, T.P., O'Sullivan, S., 2008, `Implications of the
Hall effect for turbulent molecular clouds', in ASP Conf. Ser., Volume 385, eds
Pogorelov N., Zank G., Astron. Soc. Pac., San Francisco, p 12
- O'Sullivan, S., Downes, T.P., 2008, `Numerical modeling of
weakly ionized plasmas', accepted for publication in ASP Conf. Ser.,
Volume 385, eds Pogorelov N., Zank G., Astron. Soc. Pac., San Francisco, p
174
- Ferrand, G., Downes, T.P., Marcowith, A., 2007, `MARCOS, a numerical tool
for the simulation of multiple time-dependent non-linear diffusive shock
acceleration', MNRAS 383, 41-56
- Shadmehri, M., Downes, T.P., 2007, `Kelvin-Helmholtz
instability in a weakly ionised layer', ApSS 312, 79-84
- Downes, T.P., Cabrit, S., 2007, `Jet-driven molecular outflows from
Class 0 sources: younger and stronger than they seem?', Astron. Astrophys.
471, 873-884.
- O'Sullivan, S., Downes, T.P., 2007, `A three-dimensional numerical
method for modelling weakly ionized plasmas', MNRAS 376, 1648-1658.
- O'Sullivan S., Downes, T.P., 2006, `Numerical modeling of weakly
ionized plasmas', Numerical Modeling of Space Plasma Flows: Astronum-2006
ASP Conference Series, Volume 359, Proceedings of the Conference Held 26-30
March, 2006, in Palm Springs, California, USA. Edited by G.P. Zank and N.V.
Pogorelov. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific., p.178
- O'Sullivan, S., Downes, T.P., 2006, `Explicit methods for multifluid
magnetohydrodynamics', MNRAS 366, 1329-1336
- Keegan, R., Downes, T.P., 2005, `Long-duration simulations of the
evolution of jet-driven molecular outflows', Astron. Astrophys. 437, 517-524
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van der Swaluw, E., Downes, T.P., Keegan, R., 2004, `An evolutionary
model for pulsar-driven supernova remnants - a hydrodynamical model',
Astron. Astrophys. 420, 937-944
- Coffey, C., Downes, T.P., Ray, T.P., 2004, `The evolution and
simulation of the XZ Tauri outburst', Astron. Astrophys. 419, 593-598
- Downes, T.P., Cabrit, S., 2003, `The mass-velocity and
intensity-velocity relations in jet-driven molecular outflows',
Astron. Astrophys. 403, 135-140
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van der Swaluw, E., Achterberg, A., Gallant, Y.A., Downes,
T.P., Keppens, R., 2003, `Interaction of high-velocity pulsars with supernova
remnant shells', Astron. Astrophys. 397, 913-920
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Downes, T.P., Duffy, P., Komissarov, S., 2002, `Relativistic blastwaves
and synchrotron emission', MNRAS 332, 144
-
Downes, T.P., Ray, T.P., 1999, `On the transfer of momentum
from
stellar jets to molecular outflows', Astron. Astrophys. 345,
977-985
- Downes, T.P., Ray, T.P., 1998, 'Numerical simulations of the
Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in radiatively cooled jets', Astron.
Astrophys. 331, 1130-1142
- Downes, T.P., 1996,'Numerical simulations of H_2 emission in jets from young stellar objects', Astro. Lett. and Comm. 34, 309-314
Conference proceedings
- Cabrit, S., Bocchi, M., Camenzind, M., Ciardi, A., de Colle, F.,
Downes, T., Ferreira, J., Frank, A., Gracia, J., Levedev, S.,
Marrochino, A., Massaglia, S., Matsakos, T., O'Sullivan, J., Stehle, C.,
Stute, M., Suzuki-Vidal, F., Tesileanu, O., Tsinganos, K., Zanni, C., 2009,
`Dynamics of magnetized YSO jets: Examples of results from the JETSET
network', Magnetic Fields in the Universe II: From Laboratory and Stars to
the Primordial Universe', (Eds. A. Esquivel, J. Franco, G. Garcia-Segura,
E. M. de Gouveia Dal Pino, A. Lazarian, S. Lizano, & A. Raga) Revista
Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica (Serie de Conferencias) Vol. 36, pp.
171-178
- Downes, Turlough P., 2009, `Driving Mecahnisms for Molecular Outflows',
Protostellar Jets in Context, by Kanaris Tsinganos, Tom Ray, Matthias Stute.
Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings Series. Berlin: Springer, 2009.,
pp.395-404
- Jones, A.C., Shadmehri, M., Downes, T.P., 2009, `Multifluid Simulations
of the Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in a Weakly Ionised Plasma', Protostellar
Jets in Context, by Kanaris Tsinganos, Tom Ray, Matthias Stute. Astrophysics
and Space Science Proceedings Series. Berlin: Springer, 2009., pp.547-549
- O'Sullivan, S., Downes, T.P., 2005, `Explicit methods for multifluid
MHD', Astrophysical Sources of High Energy Particles and Radiation, AIP
Conference Proceedings, Volume 801, pp. 393-394
- O'Sullivan, S., Downes, T.P., 2005, `Multifluid Magnetohydrodynamics:
An Explicit Approach', Protostars and Planets V, Proceedings of the
Conference held October 24-28, 2005, in Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawai'i.
LPI Contribution No. 1286, p.8249
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Downes, T.P., Cabrit, A., 2005, `Inferred Versus Actual Characteristics
of Molecular Outflows - Some Pitfalls', Protostars and Planets
V, Proceedings of the Conference held October 24-28, 2005, in Hilton Waikoloa
Village, Hawai'i. LPI Contribution No. 1286, 8446
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Corkery, S., Downes, T. P., 2005, `The Stability of Rotating
Jets: Numerical Simulations', Protostars and Planets V, Proceedings
of the Conference held October 24-28, 2005, in Hilton Waikoloa
Village, Hawai'i. LPI Contribution No. 1286, 8548
- van der Swaluw, E., Downes, T.P., 2003, `A key to pulsar wind
bubble morphology: (M)HD simulations', Young Neutron Stars and Their
Environments, proceedings of IAU Symposium No 218, eds F. Camilo & B.M.
Gaensler (ASP Conference Proceedings), 175-178
- Coffey, D., Downes, T., Ray, T.P., 2003, `Evolution and
simulation of the XZ Tauri outburst', in Star Formation at High Angular
Resolution, proceedings of IAU Symposium No 221, eds M. Burton, R
Jayawardhana & T. Bourke
- Downes, T.P., Cabrit, S., 2003, `Jet-accelerated molecular
outflows: the mass-velocity and intensity-velocity relations', RevMexAA
(Serie de Conferencías), 15, 120-122
- Downes, T.P., Duffy, P., Komissarov, S., 2001,'Simulations of
synchrotron emission from gamma-ray bursts', Similarities and
Universality in Relativistic Flows, Proceedings of the PhD Euroconference,
Mykonos (Greece), 2000, Eds.\ M. Georganopoulos, A. Guthmann, K. Manolakou, A.
Marcowith (Logos-Verlag), 118-125
- Downes, T.P., Duffy, P., Komissarov, S., 2001,`Light curves and spectra
from gamma ray bursts', Exploring the Gamma-Ray Universe, Proceedings
of the 4th Integral Workshop, Eds.\ A.\ Gimenez, V.\ Reglero, \& C.\ Winkler,
ESA SP-459, 411-415
- Duffy, P., Downes, T.P., Gallant, Y.A., Kirk, J.G., 1999,'Relativistic
shock acceleration', in
Plasma Turbulence and Energetic Particles in Astrophysics , Proceedings of the International Cosmic Ray Conference, Cracow (Poland), 5-10 September 1999, eds. Ostrowski, M., Schlickeiser, R., 246-255 - Downes, T.P., 1998, 'Numerical simulations of momentum distribution
from stellar jets', Poster presentation at the Protostars and Planets IV
conference.
- Downes, T.P., 1997, 'A numerical simulation of the counter-jet in the
HH46/47 system', Irish Astr. J. 24, 31-34
- Downes, T.P., Ray, T.P., Drury, L. O'C., 1997, 'Numerical simulations
of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in non-adiabatic jets', in
Herbig-Haro Objects and the Birth of Low Mass Stars , Poster proceedings of IAU Symposium No. 182, eds. F. Malbet and A. Castets, 98-100 - Downes, T.P., 1995, 'Numerical simulations of H_2 emission from
stellar jets', in
Disks and Outflows Around Young Stars , Proceedings of the Heidelberg Conference in honour of Prof. H. Elsasser, eds. S.V.W. Beckwith, A. Natta, J. Staude, Lecture Notes in Physics Series (Springer-Verlag), 804-808
Other publications
- O'Sullivan, S., Downes, T.P., 2010, "Massively Parallel Simulations
of Star-Forming Gas Clouds", ERCIM News, 81, 19-20 (link)
- Book review: `Jets from Stars and Galactic Nuclei', Proceedings of a workshop held at Bad Honnef, Germany, 37 July, 1995, ed. Kundt, W., Lecture Notes in Physics (SpringerVerlag). Reviewed for Observatory Magazine 117, 236
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