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Quiescent solar prominences show distinct small-scale dynamics in observations. Their internal density contrasts with the surrounding corona make them susceptible to Rayleigh-Taylor (RT) instabilities, leading to vertically structured…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-10 Madhurjya Changmai , Jack M. Jenkins , Rony Keppens

We report on results of high resolution two fluid non-linear simulations of the Rayleigh Taylor Instability (RTI) at the interface between a solar prominence and the corona. These follow results reported earlier by Popescu Braileanu et al.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-01 B. Popescu Braileanu , V. S. Lukin , E. Khomenko

We study the Rayleigh-Taylor instability (RTI) at a prominence-corona transition region in a non-linear regime. Our aim is to understand how the presence of neutral atoms in the prominence plasma influences the instability growth rate, and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-05-08 E. Khomenko , A. Diaz , A. de Vicente , M. Collados , M. Luna

The interiors of quiescent prominences are filled with turbulent flows. The evolution of upflow plumes, descending pillars, and vortex motions has been clearly detected in high-resolution observations. The Rayleigh-Taylor instability is…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-26 Takafumi Kaneko , Takaaki Yokoyama

Observations revealed rich dynamics within prominences, the cool 10,000 K, macroscopic (sizes of order 100 Mm) "clouds" in the million degree solar corona. Even quiescent prominences are continuously perturbed by hot, rising bubbles. Since…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Rony Keppens , Chun Xia , Oliver Porth

Solar prominences are formed by partially ionized plasma with inter-particle collision frequencies generally warranting magnetohydrodynamic treatment. In this work, we explore the dynamical impacts and observable signatures of two-fluid…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-17 B. Popescu Braileanu , V. S. Lukin , E. Khomenko , A. de Vicente

Quiescent prominences host a diverse range of flows, including Rayleigh-Taylor instability driven upflows and impulsive downflows, and so it is no surprise that turbulent motions also exist. As prominences are believed to have a mean…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-18 Andrew Hillier , Takeshi Matsumoto , Kiyoshi Ichimoto

We analyze the observations from Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO)-A\&B/COR-1 of an eruptive prominence in the intermediate corona on 7 June 2011 at 08:45 UT, which consists of magnetic Rayleigh-Taylor (MRT) unstable plasma…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-04-11 Sudheer K. Mishra , Talwinder Singh , P. Kayshap , A. K. Srivastava

We study Rayleigh-Taylor instability (RTI) at the coronal-prominence boundary by means of 2.5D numerical simulations in a single-fluid MHD approach including a generalized Ohm's law. The initial configuration includes a homogeneous magnetic…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 E. Khomenko , A. Diaz , A. de Vicente , M. Collados , M. Luna

In this paper we present a numerical study of the time evolution of solar prominences embedded in sheared magnetic arcades. The prominence is represented by a density enhancement in a background stratified atmosphere and is connected to the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 J. Terradas , R. Soler , M. Luna , R. Oliver , J. L. Ballester

The launch of the Hinode satellite has allowed unprecedented high resolution, stable images of solar quiescent prominences to be taken over extended periods of time. These new images led to the discovery of dark upflows that propagated from…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Andrew Hillier , Hiroaki Isobe , Kazunari Shibata , Thomas Berger

The linked fluid dynamics videos depict Rayleigh-Taylor turbulence when driven by a complex acceleration profile involving two stages of acceleration interspersed with a stage of stabilizing deceleration. Rayleigh-Taylor (RT) instability…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2013-10-15 P. Ramaprabhu , V. Karkhanis , A. G. W. Lawrie

3-D extended-MHD simulations of the magnetized ablative Rayleigh-Taylor instability are presented for the first time. Previous 2-D simulations claiming perturbation suppression by magnetic tension are shown to be misleading, as they do not…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-03-14 Christopher A. Walsh

Aims: In the present work we investigate the nature of the magnetic Rayleigh-Taylor instability at a density interface permeated by an oblique, homogeneous magnetic field in an incompressible limit. Methods: Using the system of linearised…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-02-19 E. Vickers , I. Ballai , R. Erdélyi

We study the nonlinear evolution of the magnetic Rayleigh-Taylor instability using three-dimensional MHD simulations. We consider the idealized case of two inviscid, perfectly conducting fluids of constant density separated by a contact…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 James M. Stone , Thomas A. Gardiner

We analyze solar quiescent prominence bubble characteristics and instability dynamics using Hinode/Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) data. We measure bubble expansion rate, prominence downflows, and the profile of the boundary layer brightness…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-29 Thomas Berger , Andrew Hillier , Wei Liu

Rayleigh-Taylor (RT) instabilities are prevalent in many physical regimes ranging from astrophysical to laboratory plasmas and have primarily been studied using fluid models, the majority of which have been ideal fluid models. This work is…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-07-13 John Rodman , Petr Cagas , Ammar Hakim , Bhuvana Srinivasan

Rayleigh-Taylor (RT) instability commonly arises in compressible systems with time-dependent acceleration in practical applications. To capture the complex dynamics of such systems, a two-component discrete Boltzmann method is developed to…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-04-08 Huilin Lai , Chuandong Lin , Hao Xu , Hailong Liu , Demei Li , Bailing Chen

The temporal evolution of a solar prominence inserted in a three-dimensional magnetic flux rope is investigated numerically. Using the model of Titov Demoulin (1999) under the regime of weak twist, the cold and dense prominence counteracts…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-13 J. Terradas , R. Soler , M. Luna , R. Oliver , J. L. Ballester , A. N. Wright

MRT unstable plumes are observed in a loop-like eruptive prominence using SDO/AIA observations. The small-scale cavities are developed within the prominence, where perturbations trigger dark plumes (P1 \& P2) propagating with the speed of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-03-27 Sudheer K. Mishra , A. K. Srivastava
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