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The arched field lines forming coronal arcades are often observed to undulate as magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves propagate both across and along the magnetic field. These waves are most likely a combination of resonantly coupled fast…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-02 Bradley W. Hindman , Rekha Jain

At this time there does not exist a robust set of rules connecting low and high $\beta$ waves across the $\beta \approx 1$ layer. The work here contributes specifically to what happens when a low $\beta$ fast wave crosses the $\beta \approx…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 J. A. McLaughlin , A. W. Hood

The aim of this work is to study the energy transport by means of MHD waves propagating in quiet Sun magnetic topology from layers below the surface to the corona. Upward propagating waves find obstacles, such as the equipartition layer…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Irantzu C. Santamaria , Elena Khomenko , Manuel Collados

Alfv\'en waves may be difficult to excite at the photosphere due to low ionization fraction and suffer near-total reflection at the transition region (TR). Yet they are ubiquitous in the corona and heliosphere. To overcome these…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Shelley C. Hansen , Paul S. Cally

Aims. We investigate the formation of small scales and the dissipation of MHD wave energy through non-linear interactions of counter-propagating, phase-mixed Alfvenic waves in a complex magnetic field. Methods. We conducted fully 3-D,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-15 Thomas Howson , Ineke De Moortel , Jack Reid

Magnetic reconnection in the solar corona is thought to be unstable to the formation of multiple interacting plasmoids, and previous studies have shown that plasmoid dynamics can trigger MHD waves of different modes propagating outward from…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-25 Elena Provornikova , J. Martin Laming , Vyacheslav S. Lukin

We consider a series of MHD simulations in which a small amplitude, transverse velocity perturbation is introduced into a complex magnetic field. We analysed the deformation of the wave fronts as the perturbation propagates through the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-11 Thomas Howson , Ineke De Moortel , Jack Reid , Alan Hood

A 2.5D numerical model of magnetoacoustic-Alfv\'en linear mode conversions in the partially ionised low solar atmosphere induced by the Hall effect is surveyed, varying magnetic field strength and inclination, and wave frequency and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-06 Abbas Raboonik , Paul Cally

The solar corona is a hot, dynamic, and highly magnetized plasma environment whose source of energy is not yet well understood. One leading contender for that energy source is the dissipation of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves or turbulent…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-01 Steven R. Cranmer

Fast-mode magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves in the solar corona are often known to be produced by solar flares and eruptive prominences. We here simulate the effect of the interaction of an external perturbation on a magnetic null in the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-05 Sripan Mondal , A. K. Srivastava , David I. Pontin , Eric R. Priest , R. Kwon , Ding Yuan

We show that 5-minute acoustic oscillations may resonantly convert into Alfv{\'e}n waves in the $\beta{\sim}1$ region of the solar atmosphere. Considering the 5-minute oscillations as pumping standing acoustic waves oscillating along…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. Kuridze , T. V. Zaqarashvili , B. Roberts

In the highly structured solar corona, resonant absorption is an unavoidable mechanism of energy transfer from global transverse MHD waves to local azimuthal Alfv\'en waves. Due to its localised nature, a direct detection of this mechanism…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-19 Patrick Antolin , Ineke De Moortel , Tom Van Doorsselaere , Takaaki Yokoyama

In the context of coronal heating, among the zoo of MHD waves that exist in the solar atmosphere, Alfven waves receive special attention. Indeed, these waves constitute an attractive heating agent due to their ability to carry over the many…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 P. Antolin , K. Shibata

Alfv\'enic motions are ubiquitous in the solar atmosphere and their observed properties are closely linked to those of photospheric p-modes. However, it is still unclear how a predominantly acoustic wave driver can produce these transverse…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-31 Samuel Skirvin , Yuhang Gao , Tom Van Doorsselaere

The propagation of linear Alfv\'en wave pulses in an inhomogeneous plasma near a 2D coronal null point is investigated. When a uniform plasma density is considered, it is seen that an initially planar Alfv\'en wavefront remains planar,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-07-08 J. A. McLaughlin

Context. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves are ubiquitous in the solar atmosphere. In magnetic waveguides resonant absorption due to plasma inhomogeneity naturally transfers wave energy from large-scale motions to small-scale motions. In the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 R. Soler , J. Andries , M. Goossens

Coupling between fast magneto-acoustic and Alfv\'en waves can be observe in fully ionized plasmas mediated by stratification and 3D geometrical effects. In Paper I, Cally & Khomenko (2015) have shown that in a weakly ionized plasma, such as…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-16 P. A. González-Morales , E. Khomenko , P. S. Cally

A simple model of a periodic ensemble of closely packed flux tubes sitting atop a vertically stratified layer reveals that an incident fast wave from below preferentially converts almost immediately to Alfv\'en waves in the flux tubes, with…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-18 Paul S. Cally

Here we investigate the contribution of surface Alfven wave damping to the heating of the solar wind in minima conditions. These waves are present in regions of strong inhomogeneities in density or magnetic field (e. g., the border between…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 R. M. Evans , M. Opher , V. Jatenco-Pereira , T. I. Gombosi

There is ample evidence of twisted magnetic structures in the solar corona. This motivates us to consider the magnetic twist as the cause of Alfven frequency continuum in the coronal loops, which can support the resonant absorption as a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-18 Zanyar Ebrahimi , Kayoomars Karami