Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004apj...610..588m&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 610, Issue 1, pp. 588-596.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Magnetohydrodynamics: Mhd, Sun: Magnetic Fields, Sun: Photosphere
Scientific paper
We present a three-dimensional numerical magnetohydrodynamic simulation designed to model the emergence of a magnetic flux rope passing from below the photosphere into the corona. For the initial state, we prescribe a plane-parallel atmosphere that comprises a polytropic convection zone, photosphere, transition region, and corona. Embedded in this system is an isolated horizontal magnetic flux rope located 10 photospheric pressure scale heights below the photosphere. The flux rope is uniformly twisted, with the plasma temperature inside the rope reduced to compensate for the magnetic pressure. Density is reduced in the middle of the rope, so that this section buoyantly rises. The early evolution proceeds with the middle of the rope rising to the photosphere and expanding into the corona. Just as it seems the system might approach equilibrium, the upper part of the flux rope begins to separate from the lower, mass-laden part. The separation occurs through stretching of the field, which forms a current sheet, where reconnection severs the field lines to form a new system of closed flux. This flux then erupts into the corona. Essential to the eruption process are shearing motions driven by the Lorentz force, which naturally occur as the rope expands in the pressure-stratified atmosphere. The shearing motions transport axial flux and energy to the expanding portion of the magnetic field, driving the eruption.
Dezeeuw Darren
Fan Ying
Gombosi Tamas
Manchester Ward IV
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