连续的等离子体流出从太阳活动区域的边缘作为太阳风的可能来源
Taro Sakao1, Ryouhei Kano, Noriyuki Narukage
1Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 229-8510, Japan. sakao@solar.isas.jaxa.jp
概括
科学家们使用HinodeX射线望远镜观察了来自太阳活跃区域的热等离子体的流出. 这些在冠状孔附近的外流可能是太阳风的重要来源,有助于确定其起源.
科学领域:
- 太阳物理 太阳物理
- 等离子体天体物理学
- 太空物理学 太空物理学
背景情况:
- 太阳不断向太空释放太阳风,这是一个电离物质的流.
- 太阳风的确切起源在很大程度上仍未确定,尽管它对日球环境产生了重大影响.
研究的目的:
- 通过观察特定的太阳活动区域来调查太阳风的来源.
- 分析来自太阳表面的等离子体外流及其对太阳风的潜在贡献.
主要方法:
- 利用了HinodeX射线望远镜的观测结果.
- 分析了与冠状孔相邻的太阳活跃区域的软X射线发射等离子体模式.
- 预计流出等离子体的温度和密度.
主要成果:
- 在太阳活动区域的边缘沿着开放的磁场线确定了软X射线发射等离子体的连续流出.
- 据估计,这些外流约占太阳风总质量损失率的1/4.
- 观察到的外流延伸到上层冠状.
结论:
- 观察到的等离子体外流是太阳风的潜在来源.
- 这一发现为太阳风来自冠状孔附近的活跃区域的起源提供了新的见解.
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