Magnetic fine structure of coronal loops.
Abstract
The generation of magnetic fine structures and current sheets in coronal loops is discussed. Using a simplified model of the magnetic field in a coronal loop, the author shows that the random motions of the photospheric footpoints lead to a cascade of magnetic energy towards smaller spatial scales. Both analytic and numerical models of this cascade process are presented.
- Publication:
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Flux Tubes in the Solar Atmosphere
- Pub Date:
- 1989
- Bibcode:
- 1989ftsa.conf...49V
- Keywords:
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- Solar Coronal Loops: Fine Structure;
- Solar Coronal Loops: Magnetic Flux Tubes;
- Solar Coronal Loops: Current Sheets