Steady and nonsteady siphon flow in hot coronal loops

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Sep 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992apj...397..329r&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 397, no. 1, p. 329-336.

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Coronal Loops, Magnetohydrodynamics, Shock Waves, Siphoning, Solar Corona, Subsonic Flow, Computer Graphics, Red Shift, Solar Atmosphere, Steady Flow, Turbulent Flow, Unsteady Flow

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Siphon flow in hot coronal loops is examined, in both its steady and dynamic states, in the latter case using a flux-corrected transport simulation. We find that such flows are inhibited by (1) low heating rates, (2) high pressures, (3) short loop lengths, and (4) turbulence. In accordance with expectations, we find that small footpoint pressure asymmetries produce steady subsonic flow. However, the standard picture that larger values yield standing shocks is shown to be valid only for sufficiently high heating, long loops, or low pressure. Values of these parameters more characteristic of active regions produce instead a quasi-periodic 'surge' flow when the pressure asymmetry exceeds a critical value at which the temperature gradient at the inflow end reverses sign. These flows are normally subsonic, though examples can be found where the surge is supersonic for a part of each period. The difficulty of driving substantial siphon flows for realistic hot loop models is in accordance with the comparative rarity of observations of these flows.

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