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导出冕洞电子温度:电子密度依赖的电离/电离考虑

Deriving the Coronal Hole Electron Temperature: Electron Density Dependent Ionization/Recombination Considerations

J. G. Doyle, S. Chapman, P. Bryans, D. Perez-Suarez, A. Singh, H. Summers, D. W. Savin

摘要:

将理论推导出的谱线比与观测数据进行比较,可以估算出等离子体的物理参数,如电子密度或温度。计算谱线比的通常做法是假设电子/质子激发,然后辐射衰变。此外,使用所谓的日冕近似是正常的,即只考虑电离和从基态的复合。更准确的处理方法是包括到亚稳态水平和从亚稳态水平的电离/复合。在这里,我们将其应用于相邻电离阶段的两条线; Mg IX 368 A和Mg X 625 A,这已被证明是一个非常有用的温度诊断。在典型的冕洞条件下的密度,假设零密度极限导出的电子温度与电子密度相关的电离/复合之间的差异很小。然而,对于电子密度大几个数量级的耀斑,情况并非如此。太阳活动最大时冕洞的温度约为1.04 MK,而太阳活动最小时的温度略低于0.82 MK。

英文摘要:

Comparison of appropriate theoretical derived line ratios with observational data can yield estimates of a plasma's physical parameters, such as electron density or temperature. The usual practice in the calculation of the line ratio is the assumption of excitation by electrons/protons followed by radiative decay. Furthermore, it is normal to use the so-called coronal approximation, i.e. one only considers ionization and recombination to and from the ground state. A more accurate treatment is to include the ionization/recombination to and from meta-stable levels. Here, we apply this to two lines from adjacent ionization stages; Mg IX 368A and Mg X 625A, which has been shown to be a very useful temperature diagnostic. At densities typical of coronal hole conditions, the difference between the electron temperature derived assuming the zero density limit compared with the electron density dependent ionization/recombination is small. This however is not the case for flares where the electron density is orders of magnitude larger. The derived temperature for the coronal hole at solar maximum is around 1.04 MK compared to just below 0.82 MK at solar minimum.

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