Pfirsch-Schlueter currents in solar plasmas

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Feb 1988

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 325, Feb. 15, 1988, p. 891-894.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Plasma Currents, Plasma Pressure, Solar Atmosphere, Solar Magnetic Field, Solar Wind, Convection Currents, Coronal Loops, Magnetic Field Configurations, Magnetic Flux

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Plasma pressure near the feet of flux tubes in the solar atmosphere can drive a large, bidirectional current along the entire length of the flux tubes. In the corona, where the plasma pressure is negligible, this current is parallel to the field lines. The pressure-driven parallel current, which is called the Pfirsch-Schlüter current, can cause loss of equilibrium and disruptive phenomena. Here the author calculates the parallel current associated with the equilibrium of a plasma in magnetic and gravitational fields. The only major restriction on the calculation is the assumption of the existence of an enthalpy function.

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