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For a better understanding of magnetic field in the solar corona and dynamic activities such as flares and coronal mass ejections, it is crucial to measure the time-evolving coronal field and accurately estimate the magnetic energy.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-02-26 Shin Toriumi , Shinsuke Takasao , Mark C. M. Cheung , Chaowei Jiang , Yang Guo , Keiji Hayashi , Satoshi Inoue

Parker Solar Probe (PSP) is providing an unprecedented view of the Sun's corona as it progressively dips closer into the solar atmosphere with each solar encounter. Each set of observations provides a unique opportunity to test and…

Coronal magnetic fields evolve quasi statically over long time scales and dynamically over short time scales. As of now there exists no regular measurements of coronal magnetic fields, and therefore generating the coronal magnetic field…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-20 P. Vemareddy , Jörn Warnecke , Ph. A. Bourdin

Evidence of magnetic interaction between late-type stars and close-in giant planets is provided by the observations of stellar hot spots rotating synchronously with the planets and showing an enhancement of chromospheric and X-ray fluxes.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 A. F. Lanza

The magnetic network extending from the photosphere (solar radius $\simeq R_\odot$) to lower corona ($R_\odot + 10$ Mm) plays an important role in the heating mechanisms of the solar atmosphere. Here we further develop the models with…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-02 Frederick A. Gent , Ben Snow , Viktor Fedun , Robertus Erdelyi

Estimating the magnetic field strength in the solar corona is crucial for understanding different physical processes happening over diverse spatio-temporal scales. However, the high temperatures and low density of the solar corona make this…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-07 Upasna Baweja , Vaibhav Pant , Iñigo Arregui

In this paper, we simulate the magnetic flux evolution at different heliocentric distances during two solar-maximum Carrington rotations (CRs) using the time-evolving coronal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model COCONUT to investigate the ``open…

Hinode observations have provided a new view of outflows from the Sun. These have been focussed in particular on flows emanating from the edges of active regions. These flows are long lasting and seem to exist to some extent in every active…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-01-24 Louise Harra

Three-dimensional magnetic topology of solar flare plays a crucial role in understanding its explosive release of magnetic energy in the corona. However, such three-dimensional coronal magnetic field is still elusive in direct observation.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-09 Chaowei Jiang , Peng Zou , Xueshang Feng , Qiang Hu , Aiying Duan , Pingbing Zuo , Yi Wang , Fengsi Wei

In this work we describe our implementation of a thermodynamic energy equation into the global corona model of the Space Weather Modeling Framework (SWMF), and its development into the new Lower Corona (LC) model. This work includes the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Cooper Downs , Ilia I. Roussev , Bart van der Holst , Noé Lugaz , Igor V. Sokolov , Tamas I. Gombosi

Knowledge about the background solar wind plays a crucial role in the framework of space weather forecasting. In-situ measurements of the background solar wind are only available for a few points in the heliosphere where spacecraft are…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-12-05 C. Gressl , A. M. Veronig , M. Temmer , D. Odstrcil , J. A. Linker , Z. Mikic , P. Riley

In solving the solar coronal heating problem, it is crucial to comprehend the mechanisms by which energy is conveyed from the photosphere to the corona. Recently, magnetic tornadoes, characterized as coherent, rotating magnetic field…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-31 Hidetaka Kuniyoshi , Munehito Shoda , Haruhisa Iijima , Takaaki Yokoyama

We introduce to the stellar physics community a method of modelling stellar coronae that can be considered to be an extension of the potential field. In this approach, the magnetic field is coupled to the background atmosphere. The model is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-12-23 David MacTaggart , Scott Gregory , Thomas Neukirch , Jean-Francois Donati

Potential Field Source Surface (PFSS) models are widely used to study the solar corona and form the basis for solar wind forecasting, yet often fail to reproduce observed properties of coronal holes. We analyze 702 observed coronal holes…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-19 Stephan G. Heinemann , Jens Pomoell , Manuela Temmer

To date, no self-consistent numerical simulation of the solar interior has succeeded in reproducing the observed thinness of the solar tachocline, and the persistence of uniform rotation beneath it. Although it is known that the uniform…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Toby S. Wood , Jeremy O. McCaslin , Pascale Garaud

Solar flares and plasma eruptions are sudden releases of magnetic energy stored in the plasma atmosphere. To understand the physical mechanisms governing their occurrences, three-dimensional magnetic fields from the photosphere up to the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-24 Takafumi Kaneko , Sung-Hong Park , Kanya Kusano

Following the observation and analysis of large-scale coronal wave-like disturbances, we discuss the theoretical progress made in the field of global coronal seismology. Using simple mathematical techniques we determine average values for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Istvan Ballai

In this study, we focus on improving EUHFORIA (European Heliospheric Forecasting Information Asset), a recently developed 3D MHD space weather prediction tool. EUHFORIA consists of two parts, covering two spatial domains; the solar corona…

During the propagation of cosmic rays in the solar system, the Sun will block those particles and form a shadow whose position and depth are very important probe of the magnetic fields in the Sun's corona, in the interplanetary space, and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-19 Jie Xia , Ming-Yang Cui , Qiang Yuan , Yi Zhang , Guang-Lu Shi , Li Feng

Hot Jupiters can experience mass loss driven by heating from UV radiation from their host stars, and this flow is often controlled by magnetic fields. More specifically, near the planetry surface, the magnetic pressure dominates the ram…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2014-09-24 Fred C. Adams , James E. Owen