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脉冲驱动的非线性Alfvén波及其在谱线展宽中的作用

Pulse-driven nonlinear Alfvén waves and their role in the spectral line broadening

P. Chmielewski, A. K. Srivastava, K. Murawski, Z. E. Musielak

摘要:

我们研究了太阳大气中脉冲产生的非线性阿尔文波,并描述了它们在观测到的太阳冕洞中某些谱线的非热加宽中最可能的作用。我们数值求解含时磁流体动力学方程组,在开放和扩展磁场配置的模式大气中,与一个现实的温度分布,找到大振幅阿尔文波的时间签名。计算了模式大气不同高度上的非线性阿尔文波的时间和空间平均瞬时横向速度,并估计了它对由阿尔文波引起的非热运动的贡献。我们发现,脉冲驱动的振幅为$A_{\rm v}$ =50 km s $^{-1}$的非线性阿尔文波是极冕洞Si VIII $λ$ 1445.75谱线轮廓非热展宽的最可能候选者,正如Banerjee等人(1998)所报道的那样。我们还证明了由相对较小的速度脉冲驱动的Alfvén波,其幅度$A_{\rm v}$ =25 km s $^{-1}$可能有助于在冕洞中不同高度处的同一谱线的谱线宽度,而没有任何显着的增宽。本文的主要结论是,在太阳低层大气中脉冲激发的非线性阿尔文波是极冕洞观测到的谱线展宽的原因。这是一个重要的结果,因为它使我们能够得出结论,这种大振幅和脉冲驱动的阿尔芬波确实存在于太阳日冕洞中。这些波的存在及其无阻尼的增长可能会赋予加速太阳风所需的动量。

英文摘要:

We study the impulsively generated non-linear Alfvén waves in the solar atmosphere, and describe their most likely role in the observed non-thermal broadening of some spectral lines in solar coronal holes. We solve numerically the time-dependent magnetohydrodynamic equations to find temporal signatures of large-amplitude Alfvén waves in the model atmosphere of open and expanding magnetic field configuration, with a realistic temperature distribution. We calculate the temporally and spatially averaged, instantaneous transversal velocity of non-linear Alfvén waves at different heights of the model atmosphere, and estimate its contribution to the unresolved non-thermal motions caused by the waves. We find that the pulse-driven nonlinear Alfvén waves with the amplitude $A_{\rm v}$=50 km s$^{-1}$ are the most likely candidates for the non-thermal broadening of Si VIII $λ$1445.75 Å line profiles in the polar coronal hole as reported by Banerjee et al. (1998). We also demonstrate that the Alfvén waves driven by comparatively smaller velocity pulse with its amplitude $A_{\rm v}$=25 km s$^{-1}$ may contribute to the spectral line width of the same line at various heights in coronal hole without any significant broadening. The main conclusion of this paper is that non-linear Alfvén waves excited impulsively in the lower solar atmosphere are responsible for the observed spectral line broadening in polar coronal holes. This is an important result as it allows us to conclude that such large amplitude and pulse-driven Alfvén waves do indeed exist in solar coronal holes. The existence of these waves and their undamped growth may impart the required momentum to accelerate the solar wind.

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