Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Feb 2006
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Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 6, Issue 1, pp. 77-86 (2006).
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Scientific paper
Starting from a dipole field and a given distribution of footpoint displacement of field lines on the photosphere, we find axisymmetric, force-free field solutions in spherical coordinates that have the same distribution of normal field on the photosphere and magnetic topology as the dipole field. A photospheric shear is introduced in the azimuthal direction in a region that strides across the equator and ends at latitude λs. The footpoint displacement has a sine distribution in latitude and a peak amplitude of varphim. The magnetic energy E, azimuthal flux Fvarphi, and magnetic helicity HT in the solar corona are then calculated for each force-free field solution. It is found that for a given shear region range λs, all of the three quantities increase monotonically with increasing varphim. In particular, both Fvarphi and HT have a linear dependence on varphim. When varphim reaches a certain critical value varphimc, the force-free field loses equilibrium, leading to a partial opening of the field and the appearance of a current sheet in the equatorial plane. At this point, E, Fvarphi and HT reach their maximum values, Ec, Fvarphic and HTc. Ec increases, and Fvarphic and HTc decrease with decreasing λs. It is found that Ec is always smaller than the open field energy, in agreement with the Aly conjecture. Of the three critical parameters, Ec has the weakest dependence on λs. Therefore, if one is interested in the transition of a magnetic configuration from a stable state to a dynamic one, the magnetic energy is probably the most appropriate marker of the transition.
Hu You-Qiu
Li Wen
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