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Some observations suggest that solar spicules show small amplitude and high frequency oscillations of magneto-acoustic waves, which arise from photospheric granular forcing. We apply the method of MHD seismology to determine the period of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Ajabshirizadeh , E. Tavabi , S. Koutchmy

Alfv\'en waves are primal and pervasive in space plasmas and significantly contributes to microscale fluctuations in the solar wind and some heliospheric processes. Here, we demonstrate the first observable distinct feature of Alfv\'en wave…

Space Physics · Physics 2018-10-16 Anil N. Raghav , Ankita Kule

Asteroseismology has reached a level of accuracy that may allow us to detect the effect of a deep magnetic field on oscillation modes. We thus aim to develop an asymptotic theory for short-wavelength waves in radiative zones of rotating…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-15 Aurélien Valade , Vincent Prat , Stéphane Mathis , Kyle Augustson

Using numerical simulations of the magnetised solar photosphere carried out with the radiative magneto-hydrodynamic code, MURaM, and detailed spectro-polarimetric diagnostics of the simulated photospheric 6302A FeI line,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 S. Shelyag , D. Przybylski

The Sun is a non-equilibrium dissipative system subjected to an energy flow which originates in its core. Convective overshooting motions create temperature and velocity structures which show a temporal and spatial evolution. As a result,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 F. Berrilli , S. Scardigli , S. Giordano

We suggest a mechanism of energy transformation from fast magnetosonic waves propagating across a magnetic field to Alfv{\'e}n waves propagating along the field. The mechanism is based on {\it swing wave-wave interaction} [T.V.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 T. v. Zaqarashvili , B. Roberts

We present a new insight into the propagation of ion magnetoacoustic and neutral acoustic waves in a magnetic arcade in the lower solar atmosphere. By means of numerical simulations, we aim to: (a) study two-fluid waves propagating in a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-18 Błażej Kuźma , Kris Murawski , Zdzisław E. Musielak , Stefaan Poedts , Dariusz Wójcik

A crucial feature not widely accounted for in local helioseismology is that surface magnetic regions actually open a window from the interior into the solar atmosphere, and that the seismic waves leak through this window, reflect high in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 H. Moradi , P. S. Cally , D. Przybylski , S. Shelyag

Magnetic waves are a relevant component in the dynamics of the solar atmosphere. Their significance has increased because of their potential as a remote diagnostic tool and their presumed contribution to plasma heating processes. We discuss…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-19 I. Arregui

We study the emission of gravitational waves produced by the magnetosphere of magnetars. We argue that several features in the spectrum could facilitate the identification of that source. In addition, in cases of extremely large magnetic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-29 Chris Kouvaris

We perform nonlinear MHD simulations to study the propagation of magnetoacoustic waves from the photosphere to the low corona. We focus on a 2D system with a gravitationally stratified atmosphere and three photospheric concentrations of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-03-15 Lucas A. Tarr , Mark Linton , James Leake

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves have been considered as energy sources for heating the solar chromosphere and the corona. Although MHD waves have been observed in the solar atmosphere, there are a lack of quantitative estimates on the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-01 Ryuichi Kanoh , Toshifumi Shimizu , Shinsuke Imada

Stellar magnetic activity is a source of noise in the study of the transits of extrasolar planets. It induces flux variations which affect significantly the transit depth determination and the derivations of planetary and stellar…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 P. Ballerini , G. Micela , A. F. Lanza , I. Pagano

The recently suggested swing interaction between fast magnetosonic and Alfv\'en waves (2002) is generalized to inhomogeneous media. We show that the fast magnetosonic waves propagating across an applied non-uniform magnetic field can…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. M. Shergelashvili , T. V. Zaqarashvili , S. Poedts , B. Roberts

Strong magnetic fields are observed in a substantial fraction of upper main sequence stars and white dwarfs. Many such stars are observed to exhibit photometric modulations as the magnetic poles rotate in and out of view, which could be a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-22 Jim Fuller , Stephane Mathis

Sunspots have played a key role in aiding our understanding of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) wave phenomenon in the Sun's atmosphere, and it is well known they demonstrate a number of wave phenomenon associated with slow MHD modes. Recent…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-20 R. J. Morton , K. Mooroogen , V. M. J. Henriques

We investigate the characteristics of magneto-acoustic surface waves propagating at a single density interface, in the presence of an inclined magnetic field. For linear wave propagation, dispersion relation is obtained and analytical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-17 E. Vickers , I. Ballai , R. Erdélyi

Hydromagnetic waves, especially those of frequencies in the range of a few milli-Hz to a few Hz observed in the Earth's magnetosphere, are categorized as Ultra Low Frequency (ULF) waves or pulsations. They have been extensively studied due…

Space Physics · Physics 2014-10-02 Jinlei Zheng , Qiang Hu , J. F. McKenzie , G. M. Webb

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

We study the coupling of magneto-acoustic waves to Alven waves using 2.5D numerical simulations. In our experiment, a fast magnetoacoustic wave of a given frequency and wavenumber is generated below the surface. The magnetic field in the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Elena Khomenko , Paul Cally