Published October 20, 2000
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Journal article
Convective collapse in a thin flux tube
Creators
- 1. School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16 9SS, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Description
The magnetic field in the photospheric layers of the Sun outside sunspots is found to be in the form of concentrated magnetic flux tubes of 1-2 kG field strength. The model of convective collapse in a thin flux tube, where an instability causes 'draining' of the tube and concentration of the magnetic field, has proved useful in attempting to explain the inferred field concentrations. Here we explore the mechanism of convective instability allowing for the inflow of matter in the upper reaches of the tube
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.1324938;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 537
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 176-183
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- International conference on waves in dusty, solar, and space plasmas
- Dates
- 22-26 May 2000
- Place
- Leuven (Belgium)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 34072324
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- CONVECTION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX; PHOTOSPHERE; PLASMA; PLASMA INSTABILITY; SOLAR CORONA; THEORETICAL DATA; TURBULENCE
- Descriptors DEC
- ATMOSPHERES; DATA; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER; INFORMATION; INSTABILITY; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL DATA; SOLAR ATMOSPHERE; STELLAR ATMOSPHERES; STELLAR CORONAE
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2000 American Institute of Physics.