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Remote and in-situ observations strongly imply that the slow solar wind consists of plasma from the hot, closed-field corona that is released onto open magnetic field lines. The Separatrix Web (S-Web) theory for the slow wind proposes that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-26 A. K. Higginson , S. K. Antiochos , C. R. DeVore , P. F. Wyper , T. H. Zurbuchen

We consider a three-dimensional bipolar force-free magnetic field with non zero magnetic helicity, occupying a half-space, and study the problem of its evolution driven by an imposed photospheric flux decrease. For this specific setting of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Tahar Amari , Jean-Jacques Aly , Zoran Mikic , Jon A. Linker

Aims. We study the emergence of a non-twisted flux tube from the solar interior into the solar atmosphere. We investigate whether the length of the buoyant part of the flux tube (i.e. {\lambda}) affects the emergence of the field and the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-18 Petros Syntelis , Vasilis Archontis , Costis Gontikakis , Kanaris Tsinganos

A statistical relationship between magnetic reconnection, current sheets and intermittent turbulence in the solar wind is reported for the first time using in-situ measurements from the Wind spacecraft at 1 AU. We identify intermittency as…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-06-19 K. T. Osman , W. H. Matthaeus , J. T. Gosling , A. Greco , S. Servidio , B. Hnat , S. C. Chapman , T. D. Phan

The coronal heating problem remains one of the most challenging questions in solar physics. The energy driving coronal heating is widely understood to be associated with convective motions below the photosphere. Recent high-resolution…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-21 Rui Wang , Yiming Jiao , Xiaowei Zhao , Chong Huang

A model for the solar dynamo, consistent in global flow and numerical method employed with the differential rotation model, is developed. The magnetic turbulent diffusivity is expressed in terms of the entropy gradient, which is controlled…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-28 L. L. Kitchatinov , A. A. Nepomnyashchikh

The hemispheric pattern of solar filaments is considered using newly-developed simulations of the real photospheric and 3D coronal magnetic fields over a 6-month period, on a global scale. The magnetic field direction in the simulation is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 A. R. Yeates , D. H. Mackay , A. A. van Ballegooijen

The shapes of solar coronal loops are sensitive to the presence of electrical currents that are the carriers of the nonpotential energy available for impulsive activity. We use this information in a new method for modeling the coronal…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-29 A. Malanushenko , C. Schrijver , M. L. DeRosa , M. S. Wheatland

The sheaths of compressed solar wind that precede interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) commonly display large-amplitude magnetic field fluctuations. As ICMEs propagate radially from the Sun, the properties of these fluctuations may…

Space Physics · Physics 2022-05-23 S. W. Good , M. Ala-Lahti , E. Palmerio , E. K. J. Kilpua , A. Osmane

Coronal heating through the explosive release of magnetic energy remains an open problem in solar physics. Recent hydrodynamical models attempt an investigation by placing swarms of 'nanoflares' at random sites and times in modeled…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-30 K. Moraitis , A. Toutountzi , H. Isliker , M. Georgoulis , L. Vlahos , G. Chintzoglou

Recent observations revealed that the solar atmosphere is highly structured in density, temperature and magnetic field. The presence of these gradients may lead to the appearance of currents in the plasma, which in the weakly collisional…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 R. Mecheri , E. Marsch

Motivated by prior remote observations of a transition from striated solar coronal structures to more isotropic ``flocculated'' fluctuations, we propose that the dynamics of the inner solar wind just outside the Alfv\'en critical zone, and…

[..] The change in the magnetic configuration due to the increase/decrease of electric current for different force-free models (potential, linear and nonlinear force-free fields) has never been studied in detail before. Here we focus…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 S. Regnier

We review our state of knowledge of coronal element abundance anomalies in the Sun and stars. We concentrate on the first ionization potential (FIP) effect observed in the solar corona and slow-speed wind, and in the coronae of solar-like…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-09-30 J. Martin Laming

It is under debate whether the magnetic field in the solar atmosphere carries neutralized electric currents; particularly, whether a magnetic flux rope (MFR), which is considered the core structure of coronal mass ejections, carries…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-23 Rui Liu , Wensi Wang

Three-dimensional magnetic topology of solar flare plays a crucial role in understanding its explosive release of magnetic energy in the corona. However, such three-dimensional coronal magnetic field is still elusive in direct observation.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-09 Chaowei Jiang , Peng Zou , Xueshang Feng , Qiang Hu , Aiying Duan , Pingbing Zuo , Yi Wang , Fengsi Wei

We study the evolution of a small-scale emerging flux region (EFR) in the quiet Sun, from its emergence to its decay. We track processes and phenomena across all atmospheric layers, explore their interrelations and compare our findings with…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-15 I. Kontogiannis , G. Tsiropoula , K. Tziotziou , C. Gontikakis , C. Kuckein , M. Verma , C. Denker

The coronal magnetic configuration of an active region typically evolves quietly during few days before becoming suddenly eruptive and launching a coronal mass ejection (CME). The precise origin of the eruption is still debated. Among…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 P. Demoulin , G. Aulanier

Modeling the interface region between solar photosphere and corona is challenging, because the relative importance of magnetic and plasma forces change by several orders of magnitude. While the solar corona can be modeled by the force-free…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-31 Xiaoshuai Zhu , Thomas Wiegelmann

This study investigates the modulation of particle fluxes at the Earths surface influenced by the intensity and orientation of the Interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) carried by the Coronal Mass Ejecta (ICME). We examine how IMF and its Bz…

Space Physics · Physics 2024-06-25 A. Chilingarian , T. Karapetyan , B. Sargsyan , K. Asatryan , G. Gabaryan