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We present an examination of the First Ionization Potential (FIP) fractionation scenario invoking the ponderomotive force in the chromosphere, and its implications for the source(s) of slow speed solar winds by using observations from The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-05-25 Natsuha Kuroda , J. Martin Laming

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

Elemental abundances in the solar corona and solar wind are often observed to differ from those in the solar photosphere, most commonly showing an enhancement of low first ionization-potential (FIP) elements (the FIP effect). The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-05 Paola Testa , Juan Martinez-Sykora , Bart De Pontieu , Alberto Sainz Dalda , David Long , Deborah Baker , David H. Brooks

We examine the different element abundances exhibited by the closed loop solar corona and the slow speed solar wind. Both are subject to the First Ionization Potential (FIP) Effect, the enhancement in coronal abundance of elements with FIP…

A model for element abundance fractionation between the solar chromosphere and corona is further developed. The ponderomotive force due to Alfven waves propagating through, or reflecting from the chromosphere in solar conditions generally…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 J. Martin Laming

We find that the element abundances in solar energetic particles (SEPs) and in the slow solar wind (SSW), relative to those in the photosphere, show different patterns as a function of the first ionization potential (FIP) of the elements.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-03-13 Donald V. Reames

Elemental abundance variations in the solar corona, commonly characterised by First Ionisation Potential (FIP) bias, provide crucial diagnostics of chromospheric processes. The ponderomotive force model, which attributes fractionation to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-16 Andy S. H. To , J. Martin Laming , Jeffrey Reep , Adam J. Finley

Elemental abundances in solar flares are observed to vary both spatially and temporally, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. There is an interplay between advection and the preferential acceleration of low first…

The Inverse First Ionization Potential (FIP) Effect, the depletion in coronal abundance of elements like Fe, Mg, and Si that are ionized in the solar chromosphere relative to those that are neutral, has been identified in several solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-17 J. Martin Laming

The First Ionization Potential (FIP) effect is the by now well known enhancement in abundance over photospheric values of Fe and other elements with first ionization potential below about 10 eV observed in the solar corona and slow speed…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Cara E. Rakowski , J. Martin Laming

We revisit in more detail a model for element abundance fractionation in the solar chromosphere, that gives rise to the "FIP Effect" in the solar corona and wind. Elements with first ionization potential below about 10 eV, i.e. those that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-18 J. Martin Laming

The solar corona shows a distinctive pattern of elemental abundances that is different from that of the photosphere. Low first ionization potential (FIP) elements are enhanced by factors of several. A similar effect is seen in the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-29 David H. Brooks

Sulphur, with a first ionisation potential (FIP) of 10.36 eV, lies at the boundary between low- and high-FIP elements, making it particularly sensitive to fractionation processes in the solar atmosphere. Sulphur exhibits variable behaviour…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-26 Dominik Orlovskij , Andy S. H. To , David M. Long

We investigate in more detail the origin of chromospheric Alfven waves that give rise to the separation of ions and neutrals, the First Ionization Potential Effect (FIP), through the action of the ponderomotive force. In open field regions,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-09 J. Martin Laming

Understanding elemental abundance variations in the solar corona provides an insight into how matter and energy flow from the chromosphere into the heliosphere. Observed variations depend on the first ionization potential (FIP) of the main…

The chemical composition of solar and stellar atmospheres differs from that of their photospheres. Abundances of elements with low first ionization potential (FIP) are enhanced in the corona relative to high FIP elements with respect to the…

Since the advent of X-ray and EUV spectroscopy, the discovery of the First Ionization Potential (FIP) effect--where coronal elemental compositions diverge from their photospheric values based on the element's FIP--has remained a key puzzle…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-03 Biswajit Mondal , Amy R. Winebarger

Coronal plumes are bright, narrow structures rooted in coronal holes that contribute to the solar wind. Their composition, particularly elemental fractionation as a function of first ionization potential (FIP), provides diagnostics of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-27 Slimane Mzerguat , Miho Janvier , Eric Buchlin , Deborah Baker , Andy S. H. To , David M. Long , Natalia Zambrana Prado

The origin of the slow solar wind is not well understood, unlike the fast solar wind which originates from coronal holes. In-situ elemental abundances of the slow solar wind suggest that it originates from initially closed field lines that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-28 Alexandros Koukras , Daniel W. Savin , Michael Hahn

Elemental abundances in the solar corona differ from those in the photosphere, with low first ionization potential (FIP) elements being enhanced, a phenomenon known as the FIP effect. This enhancement is attributed to ponderomotive forces…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-23 Kyoung-Sun Lee , Jongchul Chae , Hannah Kwak , Kyuhyoun Cho , Kyeore Lee , Juhyung Kang , Eun-Kyung Lim , Donguk Song
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