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In the present work we study evolution of magnetic helicity in the solar corona. We compare the rate of change of a quantity related to the magnetic helicity in the corona to the flux of magnetic helicity through the photosphere and find…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-29 A. Malanushenko , M. H. Yusuf , D. W. Longcope

We perform a number of numerical simulations of the solar corona with the aim to understand how it responds to different conditions in the photosphere. By changing parameters which govern the motion of the plasma at the photosphere we study…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Leandro F. Gomes de Jesus , Boris V. Gudiksen

With the development of new instrumentation providing measurements of solar photospheric vector magnetic fields, we need to develop our understanding of the effects of current density on coronal magnetic field configurations. The object is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. Regnier , E. R. Priest

In the solar corona, magnetic helicity slowly and continuously accumulates in response to plasma flows tangential to the photosphere and magnetic flux emergence through it. Analyzing this transfer of magnetic helicity is key for identifying…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-31 K. Dalmasse , E. Pariat , G. Valori , J. Jing , P. Démoulin

The physical properties responsible for the formation and evolution of the corona and heliosphere are still not completely understood. 3D MHD global modeling is a powerful tool to investigate all the possible candidate processes. To fully…

We present a new version of the MURaM radiative MHD code that allows for simulations spanning from the upper convection zone into the solar corona. We implemented the relevant coronal physics in terms of optically thin radiative loss, field…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-28 Matthias Rempel

Time-dependent three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) simulation modules are implemented at the Joint Science Operation Center (JSOC) of Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). The modules regularly produce three-dimensional data of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-04-22 Keiji Hayashi , J. Todd Hoeksema , Yang Liu , Monica G. Bobra , Xudong D. Sun , Aimee A. Norton

We present a new global model of the solar corona, including the low corona, the transition region and the top of chromosphere. The realistic 3D magnetic field is simulated using the data from the photospheric magnetic field measurements.…

Determining the mechanisms responsible for the heating of the coronal plasma and maintaining and accelerating the solar wind are long standing goals in solar physics. There is a clear need to constrain the energy, mass and momentum flux…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-21 R. J. Morton , E. Scullion , D. S. Bloomfield , J. A. McLaughlin , S. Regnier , S. W. McIntosh , S. Tomczyk , P. Young

The combination of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation and multi-wavelength observations is an effective way to study mechanisms of magnetic flux rope eruption. We develop a data-driven MHD model using the zero-$\beta$ approximation. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-23 Yang Guo , Chun Xia , Rony Keppens , M. D. Ding , P. F. Chen

Aims. This study investigates the magnetic evolution of solar active regions (ARs), with a particular focus on understanding how the magnetic morphology of simple and complex ARs changes throughout their lifetime. Methods. To analyse the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-29 Shabnam Nikbakhsh , Eija I. Tanskanen , Thomas Hackman

Quasi-periodic fast propagating magnetosonic waves (QFPs) were discovered in the solar corona in EUV since the launch of SDO spacecraft more than a decade ago. The QFP waves are associated with flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-21 Leon Ofman , Tongjiang Wang , Xudon Sun , Meng Jin

Although the mechanisms responsible for heating the Sun's corona and accelerating the solar wind are still being actively investigated, it is largely accepted that photospheric motions provide the energy source and that the magnetic field…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Roberto Lionello , Marco Velli , Cooper Downs , Jon A. Linker , Zoran Mikić , Andrea Verdini

Solar eruptions are the most powerful drivers of space weather. To understand their cause and nature, it is crucial to know how the coronal magnetic field evolves before eruption. Here we study the formation process of a relatively…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-25 Wen He , Chaowei Jiang , Peng Zou , Aiying Duan , Xueshang Feng , Pingbing Zuo , Yi Wang

The large field-of-view of the Sun Watcher using Active Pixel System detector and Image Processing (SWAP) instrument on board the PRoject for Onboard Autonomy 2 (PROBA2) spacecraft provides a unique opportunity to study extended coronal…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-08-05 Karen A. Meyer , Duncan H. Mackay , Dana-Camelia Talpeanu , Lisa A. Upton , Matthew J. West

The solar corona is much hotter than the photosphere and chromosphere, but the physical mechanism responsible for heating the coronal plasma remains unidentified yet. The thermal microwave emission, which is produced in strong magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-27 Alexey A. Kuznetsov , Gregory D. Fleishman , Gelu M. Nita , Sergey A. Anfinogentov

We present a series of numerical simulations aimed at understanding the nature and origin of turbulence in coronal loops in the framework of the Parker model for coronal heating. A coronal loop is studied via reduced magnetohydrodynamics…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-13 A. F. Rappazzo , M. Velli , G. Einaudi

The coronal magnetic field evolution of AR 11437 is simulated by applying the magnetofrictional relaxation technique of Mackay et al. (2011). A sequence of photospheric line-of-sight magnetograms produced by SDO/HMI are used to drive the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-10 Stephanie L. Yardley , Duncan H. Mackay , Lucie M. Green

In this dataset we provide a comprehensive collection of magnetograms (images quantifying the strength of the magnetic field) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). The dataset…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-13 Laura E. Boucheron , Ty Vincent , Jeremy A. Grajeda , Ellery Wuest

Magnetograms acquired with the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) on board the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) were used to calculate and analyze time variations of turbulence and multifractality in the photosphere during the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-04 Valentina Abramenko