Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
2012-01-03
Physics
Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
A mechanism of self-heating of solar corona is pointed out. It is shown that the free energy available in the form of sheared flows gives rise to unstable electrostatic waves which accelerate the particles and heat them. The electrostatic perturbations take place through two processes (a) by purely growing sheared flow-driven instability and (b) by sheared flow-driven drift waves. These processes occur throughout the corona and hence the self-heating is very important in this plasma. These instabilities can give rise to local electrostatic potentials $\varphi$ of the order of about 100 volts or less within $3\times10^{-2}$ to a few seconds time if the initial perturbation is assumed to be about one percent that is $\frac{e\varphi}{T_{e}}\simeq10^{-2}$. The components of wave lengths in the direction perpendicular to external magnetic field $\textbf{B}_{0}$ vary from about 10m to 1m. The purely growing instability creates electrostatic fields by sheared flows even if the density gradient does not exist whereas the density gradient is crucial for the concurrence of drift wave instability. Subject headings: Sun: self-heating of corona, sheared flow-driven instability, drift waves.
Ali Saqib
Poedts Stefaan
Saleem Hamid
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