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We show that the coronal heating and the fast solar wind acceleration in the coronal holes are natural consequence of the footpoint fluctuations of the magnetic fields at the photosphere, by performing one-dimensional magnetohydrodynamical…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Takeru K. Suzuki , Shu-ichiro Inutsuka

Aims. The goal is to employ a 3D magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) model including spectral synthesis to model the corona in an observed solar active region. This will allow us to judge the merits of the coronal heating mechanism built into the 3D…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-19 Ph. -A. Bourdin , S. Bingert , H. Peter

The details of the mechanism(s) responsible for the observed heating and dynamics of the solar atmosphere still remain a mystery. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves are thought to play a vital role in this process. Although it has been shown…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-06-19 R. J. Morton , G. Verth , D. B. Jess , D. Kuridze , M. S. Ruderman , M. Mathioudakis , R. Erdelyi

We aim to reproduce the structure of the corona above a solar active region as seen in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) using a three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (3D MHD) model. The 3D MHD data-driven model solves the induction equation…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-30 Jörn Warnecke , Hardi Peter

Magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) Alfv\'en waves have been a focus of laboratory plasma physics and astrophysics for over half a century. Their unique nature makes them ideal energy transporters, and while the solar atmosphere provides…

The nanoflare paradigm of coronal heating has proven extremely promising for explaining the presence of hot, multi-million degree loops in the solar corona. In this paradigm, localized heating events supply enough energy to heat the solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-09-02 Kalman J. Knizhnik , Will T. Barnes , Jeffrey W. Reep , Vadim M. Uritsky

We study the physical properties and behavior of the solar atmosphere during the GOES X1.6 solar flare on 2014 September 10. The steady plasma flows and the fast sausage MHD waves were analysed with the wavelet separation method. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-18 Hana Meszarosova , Peter Gomory

Context. High resolution magnetic field measurements are routinely done only in the solar photosphere. Higher layers like the chromosphere and corona can be modeled by extrapolating the photospheric magnetic field upward. In the solar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-08-26 Xiaoshuai Zhu , Thomas Wiegelmann , Sami Solanki

We present a comprehensive radiative magnetohydrodynamic simulation of the quiet Sun and large solar active regions. The 197 Mm wide simulation domain spans from 18 (10) Mm beneath the photosphere to 113 Mm in the solar corona. Radiative…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-10-12 Feng Chen , Matthias Rempel , Yuhong Fan

The formation of shocks within the solar atmosphere remains one of the few observable signatures of energy dissipation arising from the plethora of magnetohydrodynamic waves generated close to the solar surface. Active region observations…

Recent observations have revealed that MHD waves and oscillations are ubiquitous in the solar atmosphere, with a wide range of periods. We give a brief review of some aspects of MHD waves and coronal seismology which have recently been the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Ineke De Moortel , Valery M. Nakariakov

Energy stored in the magnetic field in the solar atmosphere above active regions is a key driver of all solar activity (e.g., solar flares and coronal mass ejections), some of which can affect life on Earth. Radio observations provide a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-17 Gregory D. Fleishman , Gelu M. Nita , Stephen M. White , Dale E. Gary , Tim S. Bastian

We undertake a first attempt towards a consistent reconstruction of the coronal magnetic field and the coronal density structure. We consider a stationary solar corona which has to obey the equations of magnetohydrostatics. We solve these…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-25 T. Wiegelmann , B. Inhester

Solar flares and plasma eruptions are sudden releases of magnetic energy stored in the plasma atmosphere. To understand the physical mechanisms governing their occurrences, three-dimensional magnetic fields from the photosphere up to the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-24 Takafumi Kaneko , Sung-Hong Park , Kanya Kusano

Our understanding of fundamental processes in the solar corona has been greatly progressed based on the space observations of SMM, Yohkoh, Compton GRO, SOHO, TRACE, RHESSI, and STEREO. We observe now acoustic waves, MHD oscillations,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Markus J. Aschwanden

It has been shown that resonant absorption is a robust physical mechanism to explain the observed damping of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) kink waves in the solar atmosphere due to naturally occurring plasma inhomogeneity in the direction…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Roberto Soler , Jaume Terradas , Gary Verth , Marcel Goossens

Magnetic tornadoes, characterized as impulsive Alfven waves initiated by photospheric vortices in intergranular lanes, are considered efficient energy channels to the corona. Despite their acknowledged importance for solar coronal heating,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-03 Hidetaka Kuniyoshi , Souvik Bose , Takaaki Yokoyama

The plasma thermodynamics in the solar upper atmosphere, particularly in the corona, are dominated by the magnetic field, which controls the flow and dissipation of energy. The relative lack of knowledge of the coronal vector magnetic field…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-29 N. E. Raouafi , P. Riley , S. Gibson , S. Fineschi , S. K. Solanki

It is extremely difficult to simulate the details of coronal heating and also make meaningful predictions of the emitted radiation. Thus, testing realistic models with observations is a major challenge. Observational signatures of coronal…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-02 James A. Klimchuk , Kalman J. Knizhnik , Vadim M. Uritsky

The solar surface and atmosphere are highly dynamic plasma environments, which evolve over a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. Large-scale eruptions, such as coronal mass ejections, can be accelerated to millions of kilometres per…