Large-scale structure of the solar corona and inner heliosphere

Details Large-scale structure of the solar corona and inner heliosphere Large-scale structure of the solar corona and inner heliosphere

Jun 1995

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Science Applications International Corp., International Solar Wind 8 Conference, p. 60

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Heliosphere, Magnetohydrodynamics, Solar Activity, Solar Corona, Solar Magnetic Field, Stellar Mass Ejection, Solar Observatories, Magnetic Signatures, Solar Wind, Temperature Profiles, Ulysses Mission, Computerized Simulation, Astronomical Models

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The large-scale structure of the solar corona influences solar activity particularly coronal mass ejections (CMEs). The helmet streamers that are observed to dominate the structure of the inner corona are formed by the interaction of the solar wind with coronal magnetic fields. We have simulated this interaction in three dimensions using the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations. In order to create a realistic model, we use the magnetic field that is observed at the Sun's surface (deduced from daily Wilcox Solar Observatory magnetograms) as input, in combination with specified density and temperature profiles at the surface. A self-consistent 3D solar-wind solution is developed by integrating the MHD equations in time to steady state. Such solutions can reproduce the observed structures that are seen in coronagraph images and eclipse photographs of the corona. This model allows us to accurately determine the position of the heliospheric current sheet. We will compare the results obtained from our model with Ulysses observations during the period May-June 1993, and with an eclipse photograph of the corona on November 3, 1994.

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