Alfven modes of solar coronal magnetic arches: Excitation of ballooning instability and modulation of flare emission

Details Alfven modes of solar coronal magnetic arches: Excitation of ballooning instability and modulation of flare emission Alfven modes of solar coronal magnetic arches: Excitation of ballooning instability and modulation of flare emission

Aug 2008

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Cosmic Research, Volume 46, Issue 4, pp.294-300

Computer Science

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96.60.-J, 96.60.Pf, 96.60.Ge

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The effect of Alfven-type oscillations in a coronal magnetic arch on modulation of the gyrosynchrotron radiation and development of the ballooning instability in the arch is considered. On the basis of the energy method and the method of normal modes, the expressions are obtained for increments of ballooning instability at its swinging by natural oscillations of the arch. The conclusion is drawn that bending oscillations, which do not actually compress the plasma and, therefore, represent the Alfven-type modes, unlike the radial oscillations, are capable, under solar corona conditions, to effectively swing ballooning instability and, as a consequence, play a part of a trigger for solar flares. The ballooning instability of coronal arches is shown to be capable of causing formation of helmet-shaped structures in the lower solar corona. On the basis of calculations of the intensity modulation depth and the degree of circular polarization of non-thermal gyrosynchrotron radiation, under the assumption of excited Alfven oscillations of a coronal arch, the conclusion is drawn, that microwave observations at a frequency of > 10 GHz can be used for studying the conditions of excitation and propagation of Alfven modes in flare loops. The consequences of obtained results are discussed using the flare on April 15, 2002 as an example.

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