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A nonlinear force-free solution is constructed for the coronal magnetic field in NOAA solar active region AR 10953 based on a photospheric vector magnetogram derived from Hinode satellite observations on 30 April 2007, taking into account…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 M. S. Wheatland , K. D. Leka

Accurate prediction of solar activity calls for precise calibration of solar cycle models. Consequently we aim to find optimal parameters for models which describe the physical processes on the solar surface, which in turn act as proxies…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-22 T. Whitbread , A. R. Yeates , A. Muñoz-Jaramillo , G. J. D. Petrie

An analytical MHD model of coronal loops with compressible flows and including heating is compared to observational data. The model is constructed via a systematic nonlinear separation of the variables method used to calculate several…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 G. J. D. Petrie , C. Gontikakis , H. Dara , K. Tsinganos , M. J. Aschwanden

In this work we describe our implementation of a thermodynamic energy equation into the global corona model of the Space Weather Modeling Framework (SWMF), and its development into the new Lower Corona (LC) model. This work includes the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Cooper Downs , Ilia I. Roussev , Bart van der Holst , Noé Lugaz , Igor V. Sokolov , Tamas I. Gombosi

The dynamics of magnetic fields in closed regions of solar and stellar coronae are investigated with a reduced magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model in the framework of Parker scenario for coronal heating. A novel analysis of reduced MHD…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-12-04 A. F. Rappazzo

In earlier works we introduced and tested a nonlinear force-free (NLFF) method designed to self-consistently calculate the free magnetic energy and the relative magnetic helicity budgets of the corona of observed solar magnetic structures.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 K. Moraitis , K. Tziotziou , M. K. Georgoulis , V. Archontis

Solar coronal loops are commonly subject to oscillations. Observations of coronal oscillations are used to infer physical properties of the coronal plasma using coronal seismology. Excitation and evolution of oscillations in coronal loops…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-17 P. Kohutova , A. Popovas

Accurate estimates of the horizontal electric field on the Sun's visible surface are important not only for estimating the Poynting flux of magnetic energy into the corona but also for driving time-dependent magnetohydrodynamic models of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-22 A. R. Yeates

Currently, achieving a balance between computational efficiency, accuracy, and numerical stability in CME simulations, particularly in the sub-Alfv{'e}nic coronal region, remains a significant challenge. This paper aims to address the…

A system of multiple open magnetic flux tubes spanning the solar photosphere and lower corona is modelled analytically, within a realistic stratified atmosphere subject to solar gravity. This extends results for a single magnetic flux tube…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-07-18 Frederick A. Gent , Viktor Fedun , Rebertus Erd'elyi

Aims. We show how the build-up of magnetic gradients in the Sun's corona may be inferred directly from photospheric velocity data. This enables computation of magnetic connectivity measures such as the squashing factor without recourse to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 A. R. Yeates , G. Hornig , B. T. Welsch

This article discusses the magnetic connectivity between the Sun and the Earth, which is essential for understanding solar wind and space weather events. Due to limited direct observations, reliable simulations are necessary. The most…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-20 Silke Kennis , Barbara Perri , Stefaan Poedts

A hybrid spectral/finite-element code is developed to numerically solve the resistive finite-pressure magnetohydrodynamic equilibria without the necessity of postulating nested magnetic flux surfaces in the non-axisymmetric toroidal…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-12-30 Jian Zhang , Ping Zhu , Chris C. Hegna

Getting insights into the 3D structure of the solar coronal magnetic field have been done in the past by two completely different approaches: (1.) Nonlinear force-free field (NLFFF) extrapolations, which use photospheric vector magnetograms…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-20 Iulia Chifu , Thomas Wiegelmann , Bernd Inhester

We use SDO/HMI and SOLIS/VSM photospheric magnetic field measurements to model the force-free coronal field above a solar active region, assuming magnetic forces to dominate. We take measurement uncertainties caused by, e.g., noise and the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 J. K. Thalmann , A. Pietarila , X. Sun , T. Wiegelmann

A technique is proposed for constructing three-dimensional solutions comlplying with the self-consistent magnetohydrostatic (MHS) equations and with observations along the line of sight of the magnetic field at the photosphere. The…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 G. V. Rudenko

The three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of stereoscopically triangulated loops provide strong constraints for magnetic field models of active regions in the solar corona. Here we use STEREO/A and B data from some 500 stereoscopically…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Markus J. Aschwanden , Jean-Pierre Wuelser , Nariaki V. Nitta , James R. Lemen , Marc L. DeRosa , Anna Malanushenko

The magneto-frictional method is used in solar physics to compute both static and quasi-static models of the Sun's coronal magnetic field. Here, we examine how accurately magneto-friction (without fluid pressure) is able to predict the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-20 A. R. Yeates

The internal dynamics of the Sun generate magnetic and plasma structures in the photosphere and overlying atmosphere across a wide range of spatial scales. Identifying the critical spatial scale is essential for interpreting physical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-14 Ananya Hore , Prantika Bhowmik

We describe, test, and apply a technique to incorporate full-sun, surface flux evolution into an MHD model of the global solar corona. Requiring only maps of the evolving surface flux, our method is similar to that of Lionello et al.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-12 Roberto Lionello , Cooper Downs , Emily I. Mason , Jon A. Linker , Ronald M. Caplan , Pete Riley , Viacheslav S. Titov , Marc L. DeRosa