Physics
Scientific paper
Nov 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000jastp..62.1499f&link_type=abstract
Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Volume 62, Issue 16, p. 1499-1507.
Physics
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Scientific paper
It may be possible to calculate the rate of reconnection in the corona by measuring the rate at which the temporary coronal hole formed by a coronal mass ejection (CME) disappears. This calculation is possible if the disappearance of the hole is caused by the same reconnection process which creates the giant X-ray arches associated with CMEs. These arches form just below the vertical current sheet that is created as the CME drags magnetic field lines out into interplanetary space, and they are similar in form to `post'-flare loops, except that they often have an upward motion that is different. Instead of continually slowing with time as `post'-flare loops do, they move upwards at a rate which increases, or remains nearly constant, with time. This difference has raised doubts about the relevance of reconnection to the formation and propagation of the arches. Using a two-dimensional flux rope model to calculate the size and location of the current sheet as a function of time, we find that the difference between the motion of `post'-flare loops and giant arches can be explained simply by the variation of the coronal Alfvén speed with height.
Forbes Terry G.
Lin Juhn-Jong
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