Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 2012
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The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 748, Issue 2, article id. 109 (2012).
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Magnetic Fields, Solar-Terrestrial Relations, Solar Wind, Sun: Coronal Mass Ejections: Cmes, Sun: Magnetic Topology
Scientific paper
We present an analytical approach to the global magnetic field topology of magnetic clouds (MCs) that considers them like close magnetic structures with torus geometry and with a non-uniform (variable maximum radius) cross section along them. Following our previous approach to the problem of MCs (Hidalgo 2003, 2011), we establish an intrinsic coordinate system for that topology, and then we analytically solve the Maxwell equations in terms of it. The purpose of the present work is to present this model, which will lead us to understand in a more realistic way the physical mechanisms inside MCs. The model has a non-force-free character and also takes into account the time evolution of the cross sections of the MCs in their movement through the interplanetary medium. In this first paper, we obtain the expressions for the components of the magnetic field and the plasma current density imposing a large mean radius of the torus, and imposing a circular cross section with a variable maximum radius. Eventually, we fit the model to data related to four well-known MCs measurements at 1 AU, (three of them with circular cross sections and without expansion, as it is deduced from the experimental data). We compare the results of this toroidal model with those obtained with our previous cylindrical circular cross section model, also with a non-force-free character.
Hidalgo M. A.
Nieves-Chinchilla Teresa
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