热等离子体在太阳冠冕中的起源
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
概括
科学家们观察到等离子喷射,称为螺纹,为太阳的日冕提供热物质. 这一发现为太阳冠状热的神秘提供了新的见解.
科学领域:
- 太阳物理 太阳物理
- 等离子体物理学的物理学
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
背景情况:
- 太阳的日冕比它的表面热几百万度,这种现象被称为日冕加热问题.
- 目前的理论表明,来自磁磁对流的非热能加热了冠状状体,但确切的机制仍然难以捉摸.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查等离子体的来源和太阳冠冕的能量供应.
- 通过分析色球等离子体喷射来确定冠状热机制.
主要方法:
- 利用太阳动力学天文台 (SDO) 和Hinode太阳物理任务的观测数据.
- 分析了源泉般的喷流,称为尖,起源于染色体.
主要成果:
- 证实了一种广泛的染色球等离子体供应,通过尖加速进入冠状.
- 观察到相当一部分的血被加热到大约0.020.1万克尔文 (MK).
- 检测到一个较小但实质性的状等离子体部分,加热到1MK以上.
结论:
- 脊柱在太阳冠冕中供应和加热等离子体中起着至关重要的作用.
- 这些发现为了解冠状热机制提供了关键的限制.
- 光球和冠状之间的界面区域对于冠状热来说至关重要.
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