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SDO观测的冠状环的加热和冷却

Heating and cooling of coronal loops observed by SDO

Leping Li, Hardi Peter, Feng Chen, Jun Zhang

摘要:

内容:将日冕加热到远高于10^6 K的最突出的过程之一是建立在纳米火花上,这是能量耗散的短暂爆发。目的:我们将观测结果与模型预测进行比较,以测试纳米耀斑过程的有效性。研究方法:利用来自AIA/SDO和HMI/SDO的极紫外线观测数据,我们研究了活动区AR 11850中一组环的时空演化。结果如下:我们发现一个短暂的增亮的循环中的发射从Fe xviii形成在约7.2 MK,而在同一时间,这些循环暗淡的发射从较低的温度。这表明,随着物质蒸发,我们在图像序列中观察到明显的向上运动,环的快速加热。在持续约10分钟的初始阶段之后,环路在一系列AIA通道中变亮,显示出越来越冷的等离子体,表明环路在约1小时的时间尺度上冷却。与一维环模型的预测相比,这一观测结果在(几乎)所有方面都支持纳米耀斑过程。此外,我们的观察表明,环变得更宽,同时变得更亮,这在1D模型中无法理解。

英文摘要:

Context: One of the most prominent processes suggested to heat the corona to well above 10^6 K builds on nanoflares, short bursts of energy dissipation. Aims: We compare observations to model predictions to test the validity of the nanoflare process. Methods: Using extreme UV data from AIA/SDO and HMI/SDO line-of-sight magnetograms we study the spatial and temporal evolution of a set of loops in active region AR 11850. Results: We find a transient brightening of loops in emission from Fe xviii forming at about 7.2 MK while at the same time these loops dim in emission from lower temperatures. This points to a fast heating of the loop that goes along with evaporation of material that we observe as apparent upward motions in the image sequence. After this initial phases lasting for some 10 min, the loops brighten in a sequence of AIA channels showing cooler and cooler plasma, indicating the cooling of the loops over a time scale of about one hour. A comparison to the predictions from a 1D loop model shows that this observation supports the nanoflare process in (almost) all aspects. In addition, our observations show that the loops get broader while getting brighter, which cannot be understood in a 1D model.

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