Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
May 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002aas...200.3602l&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, 200th AAS Meeting, #36.02; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 34, p.693
Mathematics
Logic
Scientific paper
Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) exhibit two types of kinematic property: fast CMEs with high initial speeds and slow CMEs with low initial speeds but gradual accelerations. Efforts have been made for years to probe the underlying physics responsible for this dual character. Within these efforts, magnetic topology has gained much attention. Low and Zhang (ApJ, 564, L53, 2002) proposed that fast or slow CMEs result from initial states with magnetic configurations characterized by the normal or inverse quiescent prominences, respectively. To test their theory and further explore the effects of topology on kinematic properties of CMEs, we employed a 2-D, axisymmetric, resistive MHD model to simulate the evolution of CMEs in the normal and inverse prominence environments, respectively. The numerical results show that the CMEs originating from a normal prominence environment do have higher initial speeds than those from an inverse one. In addition, our simulations demonstrate the distinct roles played by magnetic reconnection in these two topologically different magnetic environments to produce the two different CME height-time profiles as suggested by Low and Zhang. The implication of the results and discussion on future work are described. SOHO is a project of international cooperation between ESA and NASA.
Liu Wende
Scherrer Philip H.
Wu Shi Tsan
Zhao Xue Pu
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