Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985soph..100..415h&link_type=abstract
Solar Physics (ISSN 0038-0938), vol. 100, Oct. 1985, p. 415-434.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
91
Coronal Loops, Solar Magnetic Field, Solar Prominences, X Ray Astronomy, Balmer Series, Electron Density (Concentration), Magnetic Field Configurations, Space Plasmas, Stark Effect, Sunspots
Scientific paper
Observational studies of solar prominences are reviewed, and references are made to what is presently understood about these features. An important discovery by Leroy, Bommier, and Sahal-Brechot concerning the direction of the magnetic field inside some high-altitude, high-latitude prominences is noted: the field vector points in the opposite direction from that expected from the potential field calculated from the observed photospheric magnetic field. Landman suggests the possibility of a high total density of about 10 to the -11 g per cubic centimeter for the main body of quiescent prominences (about 50 times higher than hitherto believed). An evolutionary scheme is proposed, taking the magnetic field topologies into account. The fundamental question of why prominences occur remains basically unanswered.
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