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MHD wave propagation inside the Sun's atmosphere is closely related to the magnetic field topology. For example, magnetic fields are able to lower the cutoff frequency for acoustic waves thus allowing waves which would otherwise be trapped…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 M. Stangalini , D. Del Moro , F. Berrilli , S. M. Jefferies

The basic equations, concepts, and modes of linear, ideal, MHD waves -- slow, Alfv\'en and fast -- are set out and generalised to gravitationally-stratified atmospheres. Particular attention is devoted to mode conversion, wherein the local…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-06 Paul S. Cally , Thomas J. Bogdan

The generation of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves and their instabilities are studied in galactic gaseous rotating plasmas with the effects of the magnetic field, the self gravity, the diffusion-convection of cosmic rays as well as the gas…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-11-07 Jyoti Turi , A. P. Misra

In a real medium which has oscillations, the perturbations can cause the energy transfer between different modes. The perturbation interpreted as an interaction between the modes is inferred as mode coupling. Mode coupling process in an…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-20 Zahra Fazel

We investigate the effect of a variable, i.e. time-dependent, background on the standing acoustic (i.e. longitudinal) modes generated in a hot coronal loop. A theoretical model of 1D geometry describing the coronal loop is applied. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-04-02 K. S. Al-Ghafri , R. Erdélyi

Sunspots are transient, magnetically intense features that host oscillations linked to magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves. These waves may contribute to plasma heating and drive mass flows in the solar wind. Beyond their energetic role, they…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-20 Kartika Sangal , A. K. Srivastava , Libo Fu , Ding Yuan , Song Feng , Yuandeng Shen

We calculate and analyze the longevity of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) wave modes that occur in the plane of a magnetic thin sheet. Initial turbulent conditions applied to a magnetically subcritical cloud are shown to lead to relatively rapid…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2013-08-19 Shantanu Basu , Wolf B. Dapp

We investigate coronal heating and acceleration of the high- and low-speed solar wind in the open field region by dissipation of fast and slow magnetohydrodynamical (MHD) waves through MHD shocks. Linearly polarized \Alfven (fast MHD) waves…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Takeru K. Suzuki

Radio observations of solar flares often reveal various periodic or quasi-periodic oscillations. Most likely, these oscillations are caused by magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) oscillations of flaring loops which modulate the emission.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Alexey Kuznetsov , Tom Van Doorsselaere , Veronika Reznikova

In an X-ray binary system, the companion star feeds the compact neutron star with plasma materials via accretions. The spinning neutron star is likely covered with a thin "magnetized ocean" and may support {\it magnetohydrodynamic (MHD)…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Yu-Qing Lou

As a shock front interacts with turbulence, it develops corrugation which induces outgoing wave modes in the downstream plasma. For a fast shock wave, the incoming wave modes can either be fast magnetosonic waves originating from…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-17 M. Lemoine , O. Ramos , L. Gremillet

A model interpreting variations of EUV brightness upward propagating in solar coronal loops as slow magnetoacoustic waves is developed. A loop is considered to have a non-zero plane inclination angle and offset of circular loop centre from…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 D. Tsiklauri , V. M. Nakariakov

The aim of this work is to study the energy transport by means of MHD waves propagating in quiet Sun magnetic topology from layers below the surface to the corona. Upward propagating waves find obstacles, such as the equipartition layer…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Irantzu C. Santamaria , Elena Khomenko , Manuel Collados

Recent observations have revealed that MHD waves and oscillations are ubiquitous in the solar atmosphere, with a wide range of periods. We give a brief review of some aspects of MHD waves and coronal seismology which have recently been the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Ineke De Moortel , Valery M. Nakariakov

Recent high-resolution observations of sunspot oscillations using simultaneously operated ground- and space-based telescopes reveal the intrinsic connection between different layers of the solar atmosphere. However, it is not clear whether…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-13 S. Krishna Prasad , D. B. Jess , Elena Khomenko

Context. Kink waves are routinely observed in coronal loops. Resonant absorption is a well-accepted mechanism that extracts energy from kink waves. Nonlinear kink waves are know to be affected by the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. However,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-14 N. Magyar , T. Duckenfield , T. Van Doorsselaere , V. M. Nakariakov

The presence of magneto-acoustic waves in magnetic structures in the solar atmosphere is well-documented. Applying the technique of solar magneto-seismology (SMS) allows us to infer the background properties of these structures. Here, we…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-27 N. Freij , I. Dorotovic , R. J. Morton , M. S. Ruderman , V. Karlovsky , R. Erdekyi

Propagation of fast-mode magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves in the interstellar space is simulated, and focusing MHD wave (FMW) model is proposed for triggered star formation (SF). Waves from an SF region are trapped by nearby molecular clouds…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-02-26 Yoshiaki Sofue

In recent years, coronal loops have been the focus of studies related to the damping of different magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) surface waves and their connection with coronal seismology and wave heating. For a better understanding of wave…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-03-06 K. Karampelas , T. Van Doorsselaere , M. Guo

A quantitative study of the observable radio signatures of the sausage, kink, and torsional MHD oscillation modes in flaring coronal loops is performed. Considering first non-zero order effect of these various MHD oscillation modes on the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 George Mossessian , Gregory D. Fleishman