Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-11-24
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in A&A on 26 October 2004; 10 pages, 8 figures
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20041880
The propagation and the evolution of Alfvenic pulses in the solar coronal arcades is investigated by means of MHD numerical simulations. Significant transverse oscillations in coronal loops, triggered by nearby flare events, are often measured in EUV lines and are generally interpreted as standing kink modes. However, the damping times of these oscillations are typically very short (from one to a few periods) and the physical mechanism responsible for the decay is still a matter of debate. Moreover, the majority of the observed cases actually appears to be better modeled by propagating, rather than standing, modes. Here we perform 2.5-D compressible MHD simulations of impulsively generated Alfven waves propagating in a potential magnetic arcade (assumed as a simplified 2-D loop model), taking into account the stratification of the solar atmosphere with height from the photosphere to the corona. The results show a strong spreading of the initially localized pulses along the loop, due to the variations in the Alfven velocity with height, and correspondingly an efficient damping of the amplitude of the oscillations. We believe that simple explanations based on the effects of wave propagation in highly inhomogeneous media may apply to the majority of the reported cases, and that variations of the background density and Alfven speed along the loop should be considered as key ingredients in future models.
Del Zanna Luca
Schaekens Eveline
Velli M. M.
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