Numerical simulations of wave propagation in the solar chromosphere

Details Numerical simulations of wave propagation in the solar chromosphere Numerical simulations of wave propagation in the solar chromosphere

2010-09-28

arxiv.org/abs/1009.5607v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Will appear in 25th NSO Workshop Proceedings, editors A. Tritschler, K. Reardon, H. Uitenbroek, Mem. S.A.It

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We present two-dimensional simulations of wave propagation in a realistic, non-stationary model of the solar atmosphere. This model shows a granular velocity field and magnetic flux concentrations in the intergranular lanes similar to observed velocity and magnetic structures on the Sun and takes radiative transfer into account. We present three cases of magneto-acoustic wave propagation through the model atmosphere, where we focus on the interaction of different magneto-acoustic wave at the layer of similar sound and Alfv\'en speeds, which we call the equipartition layer. At this layer the acoustic and magnetic mode can exchange energy depending on the angle between the wave vector and the magnetic field vector. Our results show that above the equipartition layer and in all three cases the fast magnetic mode is refracted back into the solar atmosphere. Thus, the magnetic wave shows an evanescent behavior in the chromosphere. The acoustic mode, which travels along the magnetic field in the low plasma-$\beta$ regime, can be a direct consequence of an acoustic source within or outside the low-$\beta$ regime, or it can result from conversion of the magnetic mode, possibly from several such conversions when the wave travels across a series of equipartition layers.

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