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Magnetic reconnection in the solar corona is thought to be unstable to the formation of multiple interacting plasmoids, and previous studies have shown that plasmoid dynamics can trigger MHD waves of different modes propagating outward from…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-25 Elena Provornikova , J. Martin Laming , Vyacheslav S. Lukin

Observations show that transverse magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves and flows are often simultaneously present in magnetic loops of the solar corona. The waves are resonantly damped in the Alfv\'en continuum because of plasma and/or magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-03-06 Roberto Soler

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

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

Recent observations by Hinode/SOT show that MHD waves and mass flows are simultaneously present in the fine structure of solar prominences. We investigate standing kink magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves in flowing prominence threads from a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Roberto Soler , Marcel Goossens

The theory of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves in solar coronal slabs in a zero-$\beta$ configuration and for parallel propagation of waves does not allow the existence of surface waves. When oblique propagation of perturbations is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 I. Arregui , J. Terradas , R. Oliver , J. L. Ballester

Magnetic arcades in the solar atmosphere, or coronal loops, are common structures known to host magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves and oscillations. Of particular interest are the observed properties of transverse loop oscillations, such as…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-16 Farhad Allian , Rekha Jain

Context. Magnetic bright points (MBPs) are one of the smallest manifestations of the magnetic field in the solar atmosphere and are observed to extend from the photosphere up to the chromosphere. As such, they represent an excellent feature…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-19 Arthur Berberyan , Peter H. Keys , David B. Jess , Damian J. Christian

Quasi-periodic propagating intensity disturbances have been observed in large coronal loops in EUV images over a decade, and are widely accepted to be slow magnetosonic waves. However, spectroscopic observations from Hinode/EIS revealed…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-04 X. Fang , D. Yuan , T. Van Doorsselaere , R. Keppens , C. Xia

High-resolution observations provide evidence about the existence of small-amplitude transverse oscillations in solar filament fine structures. These oscillations are believed to represent fast magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves and the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Inigo Arregui , Jaume Terradas , Ramon Oliver , Jose Luis Ballester

There is ample evidence of twisted magnetic structures in the solar corona. This motivates us to consider the magnetic twist as the cause of Alfven frequency continuum in the coronal loops, which can support the resonant absorption as a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-18 Zanyar Ebrahimi , Kayoomars Karami

An enhancement in high-frequency acoustic power is commonly observed in the solar photosphere and chromosphere surrounding magnetic active regions. We perform 3D linear forward wave modelling with a simple wavelet pulse acoustic source to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Carlos Rijs , Hamed Moradi , Damien Przybylski , Paul S. Cally

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves are ubiquitously observed in the solar atmosphere. Kink waves are a type of transverse MHD waves in magnetic flux tubes that are damped due to resonant absorption. The theoretical study of kink MHD waves in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 Roberto Soler , Marcel Goossens , Jaume Terradas , Ramon Oliver

We study the linear theory of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves, namely the Alfv{\'e}n and the fast and slow magnetosonic modes in a rotating Hall-MHD plasma with the effects of the obliqueness of the external magnetic field and the Coriolis…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-06-16 A. P. Misra , R. Dey , V. Krishan

The mechanism behind coronal heating still elude direct observation and modelling of viable theoretical processes and the subsequent effect on coronal structures is one of the key tools available to assess possible heating mechanisms.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-11 P. Pagano , I. De Moortel , R. J. Morton

The propagation and the evolution of Alfvenic pulses in the solar coronal arcades is investigated by means of MHD numerical simulations. Significant transverse oscillations in coronal loops, triggered by nearby flare events, are often…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Luca Del Zanna , Eveline Schaekens , Marco Velli

There is observational evidence of propagating kink waves driven by photospheric motions. These disturbances, interpreted as kink magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves are attenuated as they propagate upwards in the solar corona. In this paper we…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 J. Terradas , M. Goossens , G. Verth

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) kink waves are ubiquitously observed in the solar atmosphere. The propagation and damping of these waves may play relevant roles for the transport and dissipation of energy in the solar atmospheric medium. However,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Roberto Soler , Jaume Terradas

Transverse MHD waves permeate the solar atmosphere and are a candidate for coronal heating. However, the origin of these waves is still unclear. In this work, we analyse coordinated observations from \textit{Hinode}/SOT and \textit{IRIS} of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-25 Patrick Antolin , Paolo Pagano , Ineke De Moortel , Valery M. Nakariakov

Astrophysical turbulence is magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) in its nature. We discuss fundamental properties of MHD turbulence. In particular, we discuss the generation of compressible MHD waves by Alfvenic turbulence and show that this process…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Jungyeon Cho , A. Lazarian