Coronal mass ejections and the evolution of the large-scale corona

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Jun 1995

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995sowi.conf...60l&link_type=abstract

Science Applications International Corp., International Solar Wind 8 Conference, p. 60

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Magnetohydrodynamics, Plasmas (Physics), Solar Corona, Solar Wind, Stellar Mass Ejection, Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Flux, Astronomical Models, Computerized Simulation, Sun

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Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are dynamic, large-scale events in the solar corona that expel plasma and magnetic fields into the solar wind. The structure of the large-scale corona influences CME occurrence; for example, CMEs are most frequently observed to be disruptions of coronal or helmet streamer configurations on the Sun. We have investigated the evolution of the large-scale corona in the presence of differential rotation, using time-dependent magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations in two and three dimensions. An equilibrium coronal configuration is first computed by superimposing a Parker solar wind flow on an initial potential field, the equations are integrated in time until a steady-state is reached. When differential rotation is introduced, we find that the configuration does not reach a steady state; the closed field regions (helmet streamers) disrupt recurrently, ejecting plasmoids into the solar wind. Our results suggest that differential rotation may be one of the mechanisms by which mass ejections are initiated. We will describe the evolution of the polarization brightness (pB) for the resulting configurations, as well as the propagation of the ejected plasmoids in the solar wind, and we will compare the effects of differential rotation with other possible initiation mechanisms, such as the emergence of new magnetic flux.

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