Bradshaw, S.J. and Erdelyi, R. (2008) Radiative damping of standing acoustic waves in solar coronal loops. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 483 (1). pp. 301-309. ISSN 1432-0746
Abstract
Context. A detailed understanding of the physical processes that determine the damping timescales of magneto-acoustic waves is essential to interpret diagnostic results from the application of solar magneto-seismology. Aims. The influence of the transition region and the importance of radiative emission, arising from equilibrium and non-equilibrium ionisation balances, for the damping timescale of the fundamental mode standing acoustic wave is investigated. Methods. An extensive numerical study, in the framework of the field-aligned hydrodynamic approximation, is carried out of the damping of the fundamental mode standing wave in a solar coronal loop, for a wide range of loop lengths and apex temperatures. Results. It was found that the radiative emission arising from a non-equilibrium ionisation balance will always act to reduce the damping timescale (in comparison to the equilibrium case) and may do so by up to ~10%. The physics of the transition region is most crucial in determining the magnitude of the reduction of the damping timescale when a non-equilibrium ionisation balance is properly accounted for. Conclusions. The methods of solar magneto-seismology, in particular the tools of coronal seismology, may be used to estimate loop lengths to a reasonable degree of accuracy, although estimates of the apex temperature are significantly less reliable, and one should use alternative (e.g. spectroscopic) diagnostics instead.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © ESO 2008. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Mathematics and Statistics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Mrs Megan Hobbs |
Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2010 18:43 |
Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2015 16:43 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20079128 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | EDP Sciences |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1051/0004-6361:20079128 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:10523 |