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综述文章:磁场冠状零点附近的MHD波传播

Review article: MHD wave propagation near coronal null points of magnetic fields

J. A. McLaughlin, A. W. Hood, I. De Moortel

摘要:

我们提出了一个全面的审查MHD波的行为在附近的日冕零点:位置的磁场,因此当地阿尔文速度为零。在2D、2.5D和(在一定程度上)3D磁零点附近,对所有三种MHD波模式,即Alfven波和快、慢磁声波的行为进行了研究。在一般情况下,它被发现,快速磁声波行为是由阿尔芬速度分布。在$β=0$等离子体中,快波通过折射效应朝向零点聚焦,并且所有的波能量以及因此电流密度在零点附近累积。因此,零点将是由快波优先加热的位置。独立地,阿尔芬波被发现沿着磁场线传播,并被限制在它产生的场线上。当波接近零点时,它由于发散的场线而扩散。最终,阿尔芬波沿着分界线(二维)或沿着脊或扇平面(三维)积累。因此,阿尔芬波能量将优先在这些位置耗散。很明显,磁场对磁流体波在日冕零点附近的传播和性质起着基本的作用。这个主题是一个基本的等离子体过程,到目前为止,结果也导致了关键的见解重联,模式耦合,准周期脉动和相位混合。

英文摘要:

We present a comprehensive review of MHD wave behaviour in the neighbourhood of coronal null points: locations where the magnetic field, and hence the local Alfven speed, is zero. The behaviour of all three MHD wave modes, i.e. the Alfven wave and the fast and slow magnetoacoustic waves, has been investigated in the neighbourhood of 2D, 2.5D and (to a certain extent) 3D magnetic null points, for a variety of assumptions, configurations and geometries. In general, it is found that the fast magnetoacoustic wave behaviour is dictated by the Alfven-speed profile. In a $β=0$ plasma, the fast wave is focused towards the null point by a refraction effect and all the wave energy, and thus current density, accumulates close to the null point. Thus, null points will be locations for preferential heating by fast waves. Independently, the Alfven wave is found to propagate along magnetic fieldlines and is confined to the fieldlines it is generated on. As the wave approaches the null point, it spreads out due to the diverging fieldlines. Eventually, the Alfven wave accumulates along the separatrices (in 2D) or along the spine or fan-plane (in 3D). Hence, Alfven wave energy will be preferentially dissipated at these locations. It is clear that the magnetic field plays a fundamental role in the propagation and properties of MHD waves in the neighbourhood of coronal null points. This topic is a fundamental plasma process and results so far have also lead to critical insights into reconnection, mode-coupling, quasi-periodic pulsations and phase-mixing.

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