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Global magnetic field models use as input synoptic data, which usually show "aging effects" as the longitudinal 360{\deg} information is not obtained simultaneously. Especially during times of increased solar activity, the evolution of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-04 Stephan G. Heinemann , Manuela Temmer , Stefan J. Hofmeister , Aleksandar Stojakovic , Laurent Gizon , Dan Yang

A study of the unbalanced magnetic polarity distribution of 70 coronal holes was performed. Data from the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) were used to examine the photospheric line-of-sight magnetic field ($B_{\mathrm{LOS}}$) beneath…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-12 Khagendra Katuwal , R. T. James McAteer

The variation of the vector magnetic field along structures in the solar corona remains unmeasured. Using a unique combination of spectropolarimetry and stereoscopy, we infer and compare the vector magnetic field structure and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-14 Thomas A. Schad , Matthew J. Penn , Haosheng Lin , Philip G. Judge

Measuring the global magnetic field of the solar corona remains exceptionally challenging. The fine-scale density structures observed in white light images taken during Total Solar Eclipses (TSEs) are currently the best proxy for inferring…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-06-10 Benjamin Boe , Shadia Habbal , Miloslav Druckmuller

Coronal loops are plasma structures in the solar atmosphere with temperatures reaching millions of Kelvin, shaped and sustained by the magnetic field. However, their morphology and fundamental nature remain subjects of debate. By studying…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-14 N. Vasantharaju , H. Peter , L. P. Chitta , S. Mandal

The EUI instrument on the Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the most stable, high-resolution images of the solar corona from its orbit with a perihelion near 0.4 AU. A sequence of 360 images obtained at 17.1 nm, between 25-Oct-2022…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-09-12 Philip G. Judge

We investigate the relationship between solar coronal holes and open-field regions using three-dimensional radiative magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations combined with remote-sensing observations from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-31 Haruhisa Iijima

Magnetic loops filled with hot plasma are the main building blocks of the solar corona. Usually they have lengths of the order of the barometric scale height in the corona that is 50 Mm. Previously it has been suggested that miniature…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-03-15 Krzysztof Barczynski , Hardi Peter , Sabrina L. Savage

We report measurements of a polar coronal hole during the recent solar minimum using the Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer on Hinode. Five observations are analyzed that span the polar coronal hole from the central meridian to the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 M. Hahn , P. Bryans , E. Landi , M. P. Miralles , D. W. Savin

The present paper discusses results of a statistical study of the characteristics of coronal hole (CH) rotation in order to find connections to the internal rotation of the Sun. The goal is to measure CH rotation rates and study their…

We aim at studying the small-scale evolution at the boundaries of an equatorial coronal hole connected with a channel of open magnetic flux with the polar region and an `isolated' one in the extreme-ultraviolet spectral range. We intend to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 M. S. Madjarska , T. Wiegelmann

The evolution of a coronal loop is studied by means of numerical simulations of the fully compressible three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic equations using the HYPERION code. The footpoints of the loop magnetic field are advected by random…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-22 R. B. Dahlburg , G. Einaudi , B. D. Taylor , I. Ugarte-Urra , H. P. Warren , A. F. Rappazzo , M. Velli

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

Coronal holes (CH) emit significantly less at coronal temperatures than quiet-Sun regions (QS), but can hardly be distinguished in most chromospheric and lower transition region lines. A key quantity for the understanding of this phenomenon…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-25 T. Wiegelmann , S. K. Solanki

Magnetic fields in the solar corona are responsible for a wide range of phenomena. However, any direct measurements of the coronal magnetic fields are very difficult due to lack of suitable spectral lines, weak magnetic fields, and high…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-10-28 P. Vemareddy , A. Ambastha , T. Wiegelmann

Coronal holes are usually defined as dark structures as seen in the extreme ultraviolet and X-ray spectrum which are generally associated with open magnetic field. Deriving reliably the coronal hole boundary is of high interest, as its…

Context. Coronal loops are the basic building blocks of the solar corona, which are related to the mass supply and heating of solar plasmas in the corona. However, their fundamental magnetic structures are still not well understood. Most…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-22 Dong Li , Ding Yuan , Marcel Goossens , Tom Van Doorsselaere , Wei Su , Ya Wang , Yang Su , Zongjun Ning

Because of its distinctive compositional properties and variability, low-speed ($\lesssim 450$ km s$^{-1}$) solar wind is widely believed to originate from coronal streamers, unlike high-speed wind, which comes from coronal holes. An…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-16 Y. -M. Wang , Y. -K. Ko

The temperatures of the heavy ions ($T_i$) in the solar corona provide critical information about the heating mechanism of the million-degree corona. However, the measurement of $T_i$ is usually challenging due to the nonthermal motion,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-17 Yingjie Zhu , Judit Szente , Enrico Landi