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arXiv 1412.8288astro-ph.SR
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用全球波驱动MHD模型导出的太阳风加速度和电荷态组成的稳态图象

A Steady-State Picture of Solar Wind Acceleration and Charge State Composition Derived from a Global Wave-Driven MHD Model

Rona Oran, Enrico Landi, Bart van der Holst, Susan T. Lepri, Alberto M. Vásquez, Federico. A. Nuevo, Richard Frazin, Ward B. Manchester, Igor V. Sokolov, Tamas I. Gombosi

摘要:

与快速流相比,在慢速($<$ 400 km s $^{-1}$)太阳风流中发现的更高的电荷状态支持了慢风起源于封闭的日冕环并通过重连间歇性释放的假设。在这里,我们研究是否一个高度电离的慢风也可以形成沿稳定和开放的磁场线。我们使用AWSoM模型的稳态太阳大气,一个全球磁流体动力学模型驱动的Alfv{é}n波,并应用电离代码来计算电荷状态的演变沿建模的开放场线。这构成了覆盖现实磁场中所有纬度的第一电荷状态计算。的比率$O^{+7}/O^{+6}$和$C^{+6}/C^{+5}$相比,在现场观测,并被发现是较高的慢风,观察到的,但是,他们在两种风类型的预测。建模的离子分数的S,Si和Fe被用来计算线的视线强度,这是比较的EIS观测以上的冕洞。该协议是部分的,并表明所有的电离率都低于预测。假设超热电子的存在,改善了与EIS和ESTA观测的一致性;重要的是,保持了慢风中较高电离的趋势。结果表明,可能存在一种稳定且高度电离的慢风子类。进一步的分析表明,它起源于日冕洞边界(CHB),其中模拟的电子密度和温度高于洞内,导致更快的电离。CHB的这种性质是全球性的,并且得到EUV层析成像的观测支持。

英文摘要:

The higher charge states found in slow ($<$400km s$^{-1}$) solar wind streams compared to fast streams have supported the hypothesis that the slow wind originates in closed coronal loops, and released intermittently through reconnection. Here we examine whether a highly ionized slow wind can also form along steady and open magnetic field lines. We model the steady-state solar atmosphere using AWSoM, a global magnetohydrodynamic model driven by Alfv{é}n waves, and apply an ionization code to calculate the charge state evolution along modeled open field lines. This constitutes the first charge states calculation covering all latitudes in a realistic magnetic field. The ratios $O^{+7}/O^{+6}$ and $C^{+6}/C^{+5}$ are compared to in-situ Ulysses observations, and are found to be higher in the slow wind, as observed; however, they are under-predicted in both wind types. The modeled ion fractions of S, Si, and Fe are used to calculate line-of-sight intensities, which are compared to EIS observations above a coronal hole. The agreement is partial, and suggests that all ionization rates are under-predicted. Assuming the presence of suprathermal electrons improved the agreement with both EIS and Ulysses observations; importantly, the trend of higher ionization in the slow wind was maintained. The results suggest there can be a sub-class of slow wind that is steady and highly ionized. Further analysis shows it originates from coronal hole boundaries (CHB), where the modeled electron density and temperature are higher than inside the hole, leading to faster ionization. This property of CHBs is global, and observationally supported by EUV tomography.

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