Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976soph...50...85k&link_type=abstract
Solar Physics, vol. 50, Sept.-Oct. 1976, p. 85-98.
Physics
509
Magnetic Disturbances, Solar Corona, Solar Magnetic Field, Solar Prominences, Chromosphere, H Alpha Line, Lines Of Force, Magnetic Flux, Shock Wave Propagation, Solar Wind
Scientific paper
Many classes of transient solar phenomena, such as flares, flare sprays, and eruptive prominences, cause major disruptions in the magnetic geometry of the overlying corona. Typically, the results from Skylab indicate that pre-existing closed magnetic loops in the corona are torn open by the force of the disruption. We examine here some of the theoretical consequences to be expected during the extended relaxation phase which must follow such events. This phase is characterized by a gradual reconnection of the outward-distended field lines. In particular, the enhanced coronal expansion which occurs on open field lines just before they reconnect appears adequate to supply the large downward mass fluxes observed in H-alpha loop prominence systems that form during the post-transient relaxation. Calculations of the relaxation phase for representative field geometries and the resulting flow configurations are described.
Kopp Roger A.
Pneuman G. W.
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