Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jun 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011iaus..274..302t&link_type=abstract
Advances in Plasma Astrophysics, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 274, p. 302-305
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Plasmas, Magnetic Fields, Diffusion, Stars: Formation, Sun: Chromosphere
Scientific paper
Based on the three-fluid approximation the influence of the neutral component of hydrogen plasma on Joule dissipation of electric currents are considered. As distinguished from Mestel & Spitzer (1956) and Parker (1963) it has been shown that the magnetic flux may be not conserved in the case of the ``ambipolar diffusion'' due to collisions between ions and neutrals. This is explained by the ion acceleration under the action of Ampere's force. Joule dissipation is determined by electron and ion collisions in a partially ionized plasma. Plasma evacuation from current sheets is the effective mechanism of its cooling. Thickness of a current sheet can achieve up to hundreds of kilometers in the solar chromosphere. The origin of the solar chromospheric jets observed with the Hinode satellite are discussed.
Stepanov Alexander V.
Tsap Yuriy T.
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