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It is well established that elemental abundances vary in the solar atmosphere and that this variation is organized by first ionization potential (FIP). Previous studies have shown that in the solar corona low-FIP elements, such as Fe, Si,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-22 Harry P. Warren , David H. Brooks , George A. Doschek , Uri Feldman

Elemental abundances in the solar corona differ from those in the photosphere, with low first ionization potential (FIP) elements being enhanced, a phenomenon known as the FIP effect. This enhancement is attributed to ponderomotive forces…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-23 Kyoung-Sun Lee , Jongchul Chae , Hannah Kwak , Kyuhyoun Cho , Kyeore Lee , Juhyung Kang , Eun-Kyung Lim , Donguk Song

The composition of plasma in the solar corona is characterised by the First Ionisation Potential (FIP) bias, and is thought to be the result of a ponderomotive force acting in the chromosphere to separate ionised from neutral plasma.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-06 Éabha Power , David M. Long , Teodora Mihailescu , Laura A. Hayes

The chemical composition of the solar corona is different from that of the solar photosphere, with the strongest variation being observed in active regions (ARs). Using data from the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Imaging Spectrometer (EIS) on…

Elemental abundance variations in the solar corona, commonly characterised by First Ionisation Potential (FIP) bias, provide crucial diagnostics of chromospheric processes. The ponderomotive force model, which attributes fractionation to…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-16 Andy S. H. To , J. Martin Laming , Jeffrey Reep , Adam J. Finley

The First Ionization Potential (FIP) effect is the by now well known enhancement in abundance over photospheric values of Fe and other elements with first ionization potential below about 10 eV observed in the solar corona and slow speed…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Cara E. Rakowski , J. Martin Laming

We analyse the coronal elemental abundances during a small flare using Hinode/EIS observations. Compared to the pre-flare elemental abundances, we observed a strong increase in coronal abundance of Ca XIV 193.84 {\AA}, an emission line with…

We discuss models for coronal abundance anomalies observed in the coronae of the sun and other late-type stars following a scenario first introduced by Schwadron, Fisk & Zurbuchen of the interaction of waves at loop footpoints with the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. Martin Laming

The abundances of low First Ionisation Potential (FIP) elements are three to four times higher (FIP bias) in the closed loop active corona than in the photosphere, known as the FIP effect. Observations suggest that the abundances vary in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-04-19 Lakshitha Nama , Biswajit Mondal , S Narendranath , KT Paul

In \citet{Stangalini20} and \citet{Deb20}, magnetic oscillations were detected in the chromosphere of a large sunspot and found to be linked to the coronal locations where a First Ionization Potential (FIP) effect was observed. In an…

Coronal plumes are bright, narrow structures rooted in coronal holes that contribute to the solar wind. Their composition, particularly elemental fractionation as a function of first ionization potential (FIP), provides diagnostics of…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-27 Slimane Mzerguat , Miho Janvier , Eric Buchlin , Deborah Baker , Andy S. H. To , David M. Long , Natalia Zambrana Prado

The enrichment of coronal loops and the slow solar wind with elements that have low First Ionisation Potential, known as the FIP effect, has often been interpreted as the tracer of a common origin. A current explanation for this FIP…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-06 Victor Réville , Alexis P. Rouillard , Marco Velli , Andrea Verdini , Éric Buchlin , Michaël Lavarra , Nicolas Poirier

A model for element abundance fractionation between the solar chromosphere and corona is further developed. The ponderomotive force due to Alfven waves propagating through, or reflecting from the chromosphere in solar conditions generally…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 J. Martin Laming

We examine the different element abundances exhibited by the closed loop solar corona and the slow speed solar wind. Both are subject to the First Ionization Potential (FIP) Effect, the enhancement in coronal abundance of elements with FIP…

The elemental composition of the solar wind differs from the solar photospheric composition. Elements with low first ionization potential (FIP) appear enhanced compared to O in the solar wind relative to the respective photospheric…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-11-14 Verena Heidrich-Meisner , Lars Berger , Robert F. Wimmer-Schweingruber

The Solar First Ionization Potential (FIP) effect, where low-FIP elements are enriched in the corona relative to the photosphere, while high-FIP abundances remain unchanged, has been known for a long while. High resolution X-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 R. Nordon , E. Behar

Sulphur, with a first ionisation potential (FIP) of 10.36 eV, lies at the boundary between low- and high-FIP elements, making it particularly sensitive to fractionation processes in the solar atmosphere. Sulphur exhibits variable behaviour…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-26 Dominik Orlovskij , Andy S. H. To , David M. Long

The different elemental abundances of the photosphere and the corona are striking features of not only the Sun, but other stars as well. This phenomenon is known as the FIP effect (FIP stands for first ionization potential), and its…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-14 B. Seli , K. Oláh , L. Kriskovics , Zs. Kővári , K. Vida , L. G. Balázs , J. M. Laming , L. van Driel-Gesztelyi , D. Baker

The ponderomotive force is suggested to be the main mechanism to produce the so-called first ionization potential (FIP) effect - the enrichment of low FIP elements observed in the outer solar atmosphere. It is well known that the ionization…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-14 Juan Martínez-Sykora , Bart De Pontieu , Viggo H. Hansteen , Paola Testa , Q. M. Wargnier , Mikolaj Szydlarski

We investigate in more detail the origin of chromospheric Alfven waves that give rise to the separation of ions and neutrals, the First Ionization Potential Effect (FIP), through the action of the ponderomotive force. In open field regions,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-09 J. Martin Laming