Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1779622 | New Astronomy | 2010 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The formation of shocks and shock heating by radiatively damped longitudinal waves in solar magnetic flux tubes of different filling factors is studied. We consider three flux tubes of filling factors: 1%, 20%, and exponentially spreading which represent normal, enhanced network regions and the interior of supergranulation cells respectively. Monochromatic waves with periods 60 s and energy fluxes of 4.0 · 108 erg cmâ2 sâ1 are assumed to propagate in the tubes. We find that the Hâ-continuum losses and the Mg II line emission are much reduced in the tube of small filling factor while the mean temperatures are roughly similar in both tubes. The exponential flux tube shows little or no shock heating and no radiation damping. Shocks form earlier in the tube of high filling factor, and have larger strength.
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Authors
Diaa E. Fawzy,