Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002esasp.506..649j&link_type=abstract
In: Solar variability: from core to outer frontiers. The 10th European Solar Physics Meeting, 9 - 14 September 2002, Prague, Cze
Physics
Spicule, Transition Region, Ion-Neutral Damping, Alfvén Waves
Scientific paper
The possible mechanism of generation of spicules by Alfvénic waves is studied in dissipative MHD where dissipation is mainly caused by ion-neutral collision damping, as suggested by Haerendel (1992). Ion-neutral damping becomes non-negligible at the high cyclic frequencies involved, typically greater than 0.1 Hz, and the potential role played by this effect in both forming and supporting solar spicules is investigated. The propagation of high frequency Alfvén waves on vertically open solar magnetic flux tubes is considered by numerically solving a set of 1.5D MHD equations. Spicule-like structures with heights of around 4000-10000 km were formed. The formation was found to be primarily caused by the impact of a series of slow shocks generated by the continuous interaction between the upward propagating driven wave train and the downward propagating train of waves created by reflection off the transition region. At the lower end of frequencies considered the heating due to ion-neutral damping was found to provide only a small benefit due to the increased thermal pressure gradient. At higher frequencies, whilst the heating effect becomes stronger, the much reduced wave amplitude reaching the transition region hinders spicules formation. The adiabatic results suggest that ion-neutral damping may not support spicules as described by Haerendel (1992).
Erdelyi Robert
James Steven P.
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