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arXiv 2006.02629astro-ph.SR
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一个超长且相当薄的日冕环,没有明显的膨胀

An ultra-long and quite thin coronal loop without significant expansion

Dong Li, Ding Yuan, Marcel Goossens, Tom Van Doorsselaere, Wei Su, Ya Wang, Yang Su, Zongjun Ning

摘要:

上下文日冕环是日冕的基本组成部分,它与日冕中太阳等离子体的质量供应和加热有关。然而,它们的基本磁性结构仍然没有得到很好的理解。大多数日冕环不会显著膨胀,而发散磁场在一个压力标度高度上的膨胀系数约为5-10。目的。在这项研究中,我们调查了一个独特的冠状环与大致恒定的截面,它是超长和相当薄。本文提出了一个考虑磁螺旋度的冕环模型来解释冕环宽度的微小膨胀。方法.这个日冕环主要是在大气成像组件(AIA)的171 A通道中检测到的。然后,利用位场源面模型外推局部磁场线。最后,对六个AIA带通进行了差分辐射测量分析,得到了该环路的热特性。结果这个日冕环的投影长度约为130 Mm,宽度约为1.5 +(-)0.5 Mm,寿命约为90分钟。它沿着一条开放的磁场线。截面膨胀得很小(即,1.5-2.0)。这个环的温度几乎恒定在0.7 +(-)0.2 MK左右,而它的密度呈现出典型的分层大气结构。结论.我们使用一个薄的扭曲通量管理论来构建一个模型,这个非膨胀的环,并发现,确实有足够的扭曲日冕环可以达到平衡。然而,我们不能排除其他的可能性,如小规模的重连引起的足点加热,沿着环路的稳定流动引起的刻度高度升高等。

英文摘要:

Context. Coronal loops are the basic building blocks of the solar corona, which are related to the mass supply and heating of solar plasmas in the corona. However, their fundamental magnetic structures are still not well understood. Most coronal loops do not expand significantly, whereas the diverging magnetic field would have an expansion factor of about 5-10 over one pressure scale height. Aims. In this study, we investigate a unique coronal loop with a roughly constant cross section, it is ultra long and quite thin. A coronal loop model with magnetic helicity is presented to explain the small expansion of the loop width. Methods. This coronal loop was predominantly detectable in the 171 A channel of the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA). Then, the local magnetic field line was extrapolated by a Potential-Field-Source-Surface model. Finally, the differential emission measure analysis made from six AIA bandpasses was applied to obtain the thermal properties of this loop. Results. This coronal loop has a projected length of roughly 130 Mm, a width of about 1.5 +(-) 0.5 Mm and a lifetime of around 90 minutes. It follows an open magnetic field line. The cross section expanded very little (i.e., 1.5-2.0) along the loop length during its whole lifetime. This loop has a nearly constant temperature at about 0.7 +(-) 0.2 MK, whereas its density exhibits the typical structure of a stratified atmosphere. Conclusions. We use a thin twisted flux tube theory to construct a model for this non-expanding loop, and find that indeed with sufficient twist a coronal loop can attain equilibrium. However, we can not rule out other possibilities such as footpoint heating by small-scale reconnection, elevated scale height by a steady flow along the loop etc.

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