A Mechanism for Heating the Solar Corona

Abstract

The high temperatures measured in the solar corona are explained in terms of heating which results from the work done on the plasma by expanding magnetic flux. This theory, which invokes no wave deposition or ohmic heating processes, is consistent with the strongly magnetized, highly variable nature of the solar atmosphere.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 03, 1980
Accession Number
ADA093181

Entities

People

  • David L. Book

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aspect Ratio
  • Atmospheres
  • Chromosphere
  • Conduction (Heat Transfer)
  • Convection
  • Energy
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • High Temperature
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Flux
  • Magnetic Forces
  • Military Research
  • Radiation
  • Solar Atmosphere
  • Solar Corona
  • Solar Wind

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Solar Physics