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The Parker or field line tangling model of coronal heating is studied comprehensively via long-time high-resolution simulations of the dynamics of a coronal loop in cartesian geometry within the framework of reduced magnetohydrodynamics…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-12-06 A. F. Rappazzo , M. Velli , G. Einaudi , R. B. Dahlburg

Coupling between the photosphere, chromosphere and corona in the quiet Sun (QS) is governed by a complex interplay between magnetic structuring, heating, mass loading, and radiative cooling. Constraining how this balance responds to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-19 Quentin Noraz , Mats Carlsson , Guillaume Aulanier

Aims. We construct a new analytical model of a solar coronal loop that is embedded in a gravitationally stratified and magnetically confined atmosphere. On the basis of this analytical model, we devise a numerical model of solar coronal…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-25 K. Murawski , A. Solov'ev , J. Kraskiewicz , A. K. Srivastava

Transient collimated plasma eruptions in the solar corona, commonly known as coronal (or X-ray) jets, are among the most interesting manifestations of solar activity. It has been suggested that these events contribute to the mass and energy…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-09 R. Lionello , T. TÖrÖk , V. S. Titov , J. E. Leake , Z. MikiĆ , J. A. Linker , M. G. Linton

We report on the results of four convective dynamo simulations with an outer coronal layer. The magnetic field is self-consistently generated by the convective motions beneath the surface. Above the convection zone, we include a polytropic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-11-14 Jörn Warnecke , Petri J. Käpylä , Maarit. J. Mantere , Axel Brandenburg

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

We investigate the effect of coronal temperature on the formation process of solar chromospheric jets using two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic simulations of the region from the upper convection zone to the lower corona. We develop a new…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-28 H. Iijima , T. Yokoyama

The solar magnetic field is the primary agent that drives solar activity and couples the Sun to the Heliosphere. Although the details of this coupling depend on the quantitative properties of the field, many important aspects of the corona…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. K. Antiochos , C. R. DeVore , J. T. Karpen , Z. Mikic

In this paper we further develop a model for the heating of coronal loops by Alfven wave turbulence (AWT). The Alfven waves are assumed to be launched from a collection of kilogauss flux tubes in the photosphere at the two ends of the loop.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-08 Adriaan A. van Ballegooijen , Mahboubeh Asgari-Targhi , Alexander Voss

Employing Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)/Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) multi-wavelength images, we report the coronal condensation during the magnetic reconnection (MR) between a system of open and closed coronal loops. Higher-lying…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-05 Leping Li , Jun Zhang , Hardi Peter , Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta , Jiangtao Su , Chun Xia , Hongqiang Song , Yijun Hou

The generation of outflows from the Sun known as solar winds is coupled with the heating of the solar corona, and both processes are operated in magnetic structures formed on the Sun. To study the magnetic configuration responsible for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Hwanhee Lee , Tetsuya Magara

Transition region (TR) loops are arcade-like features in the solar transition region, with temperatures roughly between $2\times10^4$ K and $6\times10^5$ K. They are a fundamental building block of TR, which are results of the coupling…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-04 Zhenghua Huang

The solar corona, the tenuous outer atmosphere of the Sun, is orders of magnitude hotter than the solar surface. This 'coronal heating problem' requires the identification of a heat source to balance losses due to thermal conduction,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-06 Ineke De Moortel , Philippa Browning

One puzzling observed property of coronal loops is that they are of roughly constant thickness along their length. Various studies have found no consistent pattern of width variation along the length of loops observed by TRACE and SOHO.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Joseph E. Plowman , Charles C. Kankelborg , Dana W. Longcope

A three-dimensional MHD model for the propagation and dissipation of Alfven waves in a coronal loop is developed. The model includes the lower atmospheres at the two ends of the loop. The waves originate on small spatial scales (less than…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 A. A. van Ballegooijen , M. Asgari-Targhi , S. R. Cranmer , E. E. DeLuca

In the quiet solar photosphere, the mixed polarity fields form a magnetic carpet, which continuously evolves due to dynamical interaction between the convective motions and magnetic field. This interplay is a viable source to heat the solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-09-16 L. P. Chitta , R. Kariyappa , A. A. van Ballegooijen , E. E. DeLuca , S. K. Solanki

This paper is the third in a series of papers working towards the construction of a realistic, evolving, non-linear force-free coronal field model for the solar magnetic carpet. Here, we present preliminary results of 3D time-dependent…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-03-07 K. A. Meyer , D. H. Mackay , A. A. van Ballegooijen , C. E. Parnell

We have performed 3D radiation MHD simulations extending from the convection zone to the corona covering a box 16 Mm$^3$ at 32 km spatial resolution. The simulations show very fine structure in the chromosphere with acoustic shocks…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-01-12 Mats Carlsson , Viggo H. Hansteen , Boris V. Gudiksen

Previous studies have found that coronal loops have a nearly uniform thickness, which seems to disagree with the characteristic expansion of active region magnetic fields. This is one of the most intriguing enigmas in solar physics. We here…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. C. Lopez Fuentes , J. A. Klimchuk , P. Demoulin

Coronal loops serve as the fundamental building blocks of the solar corona. Therefore, comprehending their properties is essential in unraveling the dynamics of the Sun's upper atmosphere. In this study, we conduct a comparative analysis of…