English
Related papers

Related papers: Nonlinear wave damping by Kelvin-Helmholtz instabi…

200 papers

We aim to study the standing fundamental kink mode of coronal loops in the nonlinear regime, investigating the changes in energy evolution in the cross-section and oscillation amplitude of the loop which are related to nonlinear effects, in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-02 N. Magyar , T. Van Doorsselaere

Large-amplitude decaying kink oscillations of coronal loops are strongly influenced by nonlinear processes, such as Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI) and turbulence, though comprehensive theory and observational confirmation remain…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-13 Sihui Zhong , Andrew Hillier , Iñigo Arregui

In recent years, a number of numerical studies have been focusing on the significance of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI) in the dynamics of oscillating coronal loops. This process enhances the transfer of energy into smaller scales,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-28 K. Karampelas , T. Van Doorsselaere

Aims: We quantify the effects of twisted magnetic fields on the development of the magnetic Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI) in transversely oscillating coronal loops. Methods: We modelled a fundamental standing kink mode in a straight,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-22 Thomas Howson , Ineke De Moortel , Patrick Antolin

Transverse oscillations of coronal loops are often observed and have been theoretically interpreted as kink magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) modes. Numerical simulations by Terradas et al. (2008, ApJ 687, L115) suggest that shear flows generated…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 R. Soler , J. Terradas , R. Oliver , J. L. Ballester , M. Goossens

The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability has been proposed as a mechanism to extract energy from magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) kink waves in flux tubes, and to drive dissipation of this wave energy through turbulence. It is therefore a potentially…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-17 Andrew Hillier , Adrian Barker , Iñigo Arregui , Henrik Latter

Kelvin-Helmholtz {instability induced} turbulence is one promising mechanism by which loops in the solar corona can be heated by MHD waves. In this paper we present an analytical model of the dissipation rate of {Kelvin-Helmholtz…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-20 Andrew Hillier , Tom Van Doorsselaere , Konstantinos Karampelas

Kink oscillations in coronal loops have been extensively studied for their potential contributions to coronal heating and their role in plasma diagnostics through coronal seismology. A key focus is the strong damping of large-amplitude kink…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-25 Sihui Zhong , Andrew Hillier , Iñigo Arregui

Recent numerical studies of oscillating flux tubes have established the significance of resonant absorption in the damping of propagating transverse oscillations in coronal loops. The nonlinear nature of the mechanism has been examined…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-30 K. Karampelas , T. Van Doorsselaere , P. Antolin

The nonlinear magnetic Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHi), and the turbulence it creates, appears in many astrophysical systems. This includes those systems where the local plasma conditions are such that the plasma is not fully ionised,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-29 Andrew Hillier

Threads are the main constituents of prominences and are subjected to oscillations that might be interpreted as MHD waves. Moreover, the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI) has been reported in prominences. Both waves and KHI may affect the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-18 Sergio Díaz-Suárez , Roberto Soler

Both observations and numerical simulations suggest that Alfvenic waves may carry sufficient energy to sustain the hot temperatures of the solar atmospheric plasma. However, the thermalization of wave energy is inefficient unless very short…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-07 S. Diaz-Suarez , R. Soler

Instabilities in oscillating loops are believed to be essential for dissipating the wave energy and heating the solar coronal plasma. Our aim is to study the development of the Kelvin-Helmholtz (KH) instability in an oscillating loop that…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-18 Konstantinos Karampelas , Tom Van Doorsselaere , Mingzhe Guo , Timothy Duckenfield , Gabriel Pelouze

In the present paper, we study the evolutionary conditions for Kelvin--Helmholtz (KH) instability in a high-temperature solar surge observed in NOAA AR11271 using the Solar Dynamics Observatory data on 2011 August 25. We study the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 I. Zhelyazkov , R. Chandra , A. K. Srivastava , T. Mishonov

Recent numerical studies revealed that transverse motions of coronal loops can induce the Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability (KHI). This process could be important in coronal heating because it leads to dissipation of energy at small…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-16 Mingzhe Guo , Tom Van Doorsselaere , Kostas Karampelas , Bo Li , Patrick Antolin , Ineke De Moortel

Context. Kink waves are routinely observed in coronal loops. Resonant absorption is a well-accepted mechanism that extracts energy from kink waves. Nonlinear kink waves are know to be affected by the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. However,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-14 N. Magyar , T. Duckenfield , T. Van Doorsselaere , V. M. Nakariakov

Recent observations support the propagation of a number of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) modes which, under some conditions, can become unstable and the developing instability is the Kelvin--Helmholtz instability (KHI). In its nonlinear stage…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-28 Ivan Zhelyazkov , Ramesh Chandra , Reetika Joshi

It has been shown in a previous work that torsional Alfv\'en waves can drive turbulence in nonuniform coronal loops with a purely axial magnetic field. Here we explore the role of the magnetic twist. We model a coronal loop as a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-21 Sergio Díaz-Suárez , Roberto Soler

Recent developments in the observation and modelling of kink oscillations of coronal loops have led to heightened interest over the last few years. The modification of the Transverse Density Profile (TDP) of oscillating coronal loops by…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-13 Christopher Rhys Goddard , Patrick Antolin , David James Pascoe

Context. Recent observations of solar prominences show the presence of turbulent flows that may be caused by Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilites (KHI). However, the observed flow velocities are below the classical threshold for the onset of KHI…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-09-21 David Martínez-Gómez , Roberto Soler , Jaume Terradas
‹ Prev 1 2 3 10 Next ›