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The nature of MHD waves within inhomogeneous media is fundamental to understanding and interpreting wave behavior in the solar atmosphere. We investigate fast magnetoacoustic wave behavior within gravitationally stratified, magnetically…

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Analytical expressions for the dispersion relations and polarizations of low-frequency waves in magnetized plasmas based on two-fluid model are obtained. The properties of waves propagating at different angles (to the ambient magnetic field…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-05-29 Jinsong Zhao

At this time there does not exist a robust set of rules connecting low and high $\beta$ waves across the $\beta \approx 1$ layer. The work here contributes specifically to what happens when a low $\beta$ fast wave crosses the $\beta \approx…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 J. A. McLaughlin , A. W. Hood

Planar acoustically dominated magneto\-hydro\-dynamic waves are initiated at the high-$\beta$ base of a simulated 2D isothermal stratified atmosphere with potential magnetic field exhibiting both open and closed field regions as well as…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-23 Jamon D. Pennicott , Paul S. Cally

The propagation of compressional MHD waves is studied for an externally driven system. It is assumed that the combined action of the external sources and sinks of the entropy results in the harmonic oscillation of the entropy (and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 B. M. Shergelashvili , C. Maes , S. Poedts , T. V. Zaqarashvili

In the presence of a strong uniform magnetic field, we study the influence of space noncommutativity on the electromagnetic waves propagating through a quasi-static homogeneous plasma. In this treatment, we have adopted a physical model…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 S. Bourouaine , A. Benslama

The nature of fast magnetoacoustic and Alfv\'en waves is investigated in a zero $\beta$ plasma. This gives an indication of wave propagation in the low $\beta$ solar corona. It is found that for a two-dimensional null point, the fast wave…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-25 J. A. McLaughlin , A. W. Hood

The solar atmosphere is known to contain many different types of wavelike oscillation. Waves and other fluctuations (e.g., turbulent eddies) are believed to be responsible for at least some of the energy transport and dissipation that heats…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-09 Steven R. Cranmer , Momchil E. Molnar

We present a comprehensive review of MHD wave behaviour in the neighbourhood of coronal null points: locations where the magnetic field, and hence the local Alfven speed, is zero. The behaviour of all three MHD wave modes, i.e. the Alfven…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-04-30 J. A. McLaughlin , A. W. Hood , I. De Moortel

This is the first of a series of papers devoted to the development of the invariant imbedding theory of mode conversion in inhomogeneous plasmas. A new version of the invariant imbedding theory of wave propagation in inhomogeneous media…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Kihong Kim , Dong-Hun Lee

Alfv\'en waves may be generated via mode conversion from fast magneto-acoustic waves near their reflection level in the solar atmosphere, with implications both for coronal oscillations and for active region helio-seismology. In active…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Paul S. Cally , Shelley C. Hansen

Wave propagation in magnetically structured atmospheres is a thoroughly studied, yet practically inexhaustible well of investigations in the field of solar magneto-seismology. A simple but powerful example is the examination of wave…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-14 Noémi Kinga Zsámberger , Róbert Erdélyi

The efficacy of fast/slow MHD mode conversion in the surface layers of sunspots has been demonstrated over recent years using a number of modelling techniques, including ray theory, perturbation theory, differential eigensystem analysis,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 P. S. Cally , M. Goossens

The conversion of fast waves to the Alfven mode in a realistic sunspot atmosphere is studied through three-dimensional numerical simulations. An upward propagating fast acoustic wave is excited in the high-beta region of the model. The new…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 T. Felipe

We investigate analytically the propagation of linear waves in a three-dimensional, nonmagnetic, isothermal atmosphere stratified in plane-parallel layers. The motivation is to study oscillations in the non-magnetic chromosphere and to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Bodo , W. Kalkofen , S. Massaglia , P. Rossi

We present the results of analytical modelling of fast-mode magnetohydrodynamic wave propagation near a 2D magnetic null point. We consider both a linear wave and a weak shock and analyse their behaviour in cold and warm plasmas. We apply…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Andrey N. Afanasyev , Arkadiy M. Uralov

We present a new MHD wave decomposition method that overcomes the limitations of existing wave identification methods. Our method allows to investigate the energy fluxes in different MHD modes at different locations of the solar atmosphere…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-20 N. Yadav , Rony Keppens , B. Popescu Braileanu

This Letter presents a calculation of the power spectra of weakly turbulent Alfven waves and fast magnetosonic waves ("fast waves") in low-beta plasmas. It is shown that three-wave interactions transfer energy to high-frequency fast waves…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Benjamin D. G. Chandran

We present fully three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations of radiative cooling jets propagating into stratified isothermal ambient media with power-law density and pressure distributions. The parameters used are mainly suitable for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Elisabete M. de Gouveia Dal Pino , Mark Birkinshaw

Sunspots are intense regions of magnetic flux that are rooted deep below the photosphere. It is well established that sunspots host magnetohydrodynamic waves, with numerous observations showing a connection to the internal acoustic (or…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-07 Hemanthi Miriyala , Richard J. Morton , Elena Khomenko , Patrick Antolin , Gert J. J. Botha