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クロモスフィアのアルフヴェニック波は,太陽風を動かすのに十分な強さがあります
B De Pontieu1, S W McIntosh, M Carlsson
1Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory, 3251 Hanover Street, Organization ADBS, Building 252, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. bdp@lmsal.com
まとめ
強力なアルフヴェン波が太陽の染色体圏で検出され,太陽風の加速と冠状熱の潜在的な説明を提供しました. これらの観測は,太陽の大気動態の理解における重要なギャップを埋める.
科学分野:
- ソーラー物理学 ソーラー物理学
- プラズマ物理学 プラズマ物理学
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
背景:
- アルフヴェン波は,太陽のコロナを熱し,太陽風を加速させると理論化されています.
- 太陽の大気中の十分に強いアルフヴェン波の直接観測は欠けています.
研究 の 目的:
- 太陽の大気中のアルフヴェン波の存在と特性を調査する.
- 観測されたアルフヴェン波が,冠状の加熱と太陽風の加速に十分なエネルギーを持っているかどうかを判断する.
主な方法:
- ヒノード衛星の太陽光望遠鏡からの高解像度時間と空間画像を利用した.
- 太陽の表面とコロナとの間の層であるクロモスフィア内の波の性質を分析した.
主要な成果:
- 重要な振幅 (10-25 km/s) と周期 (100-500 s) のアルフヴェン波がクロモスフィアに浸透していることが検出されました.
- これらの波によって運ばれるエネルギーの流れを推定した.
結論:
- 観測されたアルフヴェン波は,太陽風を加速させるのに十分なエネルギーを持っています.
- これらの波は,静かな太陽のコロナを暖めるにも貢献するかもしれない.
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