在安静的太阳中隐藏着大量的磁能
J Trujillo Bueno1, N Shchukina, A Asensio Ramos
1Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.
Nature
|July 16, 2004
概括
研究人员在安静的太阳光圈中发现了隐藏的,纠的磁场. 这种无处不在的场,在粒际区域更强,显著影响太阳和恒星物理,包括冠状热.
科学领域:
- 太阳物理 太阳物理
- 恒星物理 恒星物理
- 磁动力学 磁动力学
背景情况:
- 了解安静的太阳光圈的小规模磁性活动对于解决太阳和恒星物理学中的关键问题至关重要.
- 目前的观测方法只能揭示太阳静态磁性的1%左右,因此需要新的调查技术.
研究的目的:
- 为了在安静的太阳光圈中研究隐藏的,混合极性的磁场,在亚分辨率尺度上.
- 将先进的建模与观测数据相结合,以描述太阳的磁场.
主要方法:
- 在原子和分子线上的散射偏振的三维辐射转移建模.
- 集成先进的建模结果与最近的观测数据.
主要成果:
- 在亚分辨率尺度上,存在无处不在,纠的磁场与混合极性的证据.
- 平均磁场强度约为130G,在颗粒间区域明显强于颗粒区域.
- 磁能密度至少大于此前估计的两个数量级,足以平衡色球辐射能量损失.
结论:
- 宁静的太阳光圈拥有一个比以前理解的更强大,更复杂的磁场.
- 这种隐藏的磁场在太阳大气合和冠状热中起着至关重要的作用.
- 这些发现需要重新评估太阳磁场模型及其对恒星物理学的影响.
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