Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994soph..154...97s&link_type=abstract
Solar Physics, vol. 154, no. 1, p. 97-121
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Coronal Loops, Direct Current, Ions, Magnetic Field Configurations, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Plasma Currents, Plasma Heating, Plasma Pinch, Solar Electrons, Solar Magnetic Field, Solar Temperature, X Ray Astronomy, Convective Flow, Landau Damping, Magnetic Energy Storage, Magnetic Flux, Magnetohydrodynamic Flow, Mathematical Models, Photosphere, Polarity, Solar Corona, Solar Flares, Solar X-Rays
Scientific paper
We have shown that a current-carrying plasma loop can be heated by magnetic pinch driven by the pressure imbalance between inside and outside the loop, using a 3-dimensional electromagnetic (EM) particle code. Both electrons and ions in the loop can be heated in the direction perpendicular to the ambient magnetic field, therefore the perpendicular temperature can be increased about 10 times compared with the parallel temperature. This temperature anisotropy produced by the magnetic pinch heating can induce a plasma instability, by which high-frequency electromagnetic waves can be excited. The plasma current which is enhanced by the magnetic pinch can also excite a kinetic kink instability, which can heat ions perpendicular to the magnetic field. The heating mechanism of ions as well as the electromagnetic emission could be important for an understanding of the coronal loop heating and the electromagnetic wave emissions from active coronal regions.
Nishikawa Ken-Ichi
Sakai Jun-Ichi
Zhao Jun
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