Alfven wave phase-mixing in flows: why over-dense solar coronal open magnetic field structures are cool?

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• David Tsiklauri (Queen Mary)
• Monday 31 October 2016, 16:00-17:00
• MR14, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge.

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We include the effect of plasma flow in Alfvén wave (AW) damping via phase mixing and to explore the observational implications. We apply our findings to addressing the question why over-dense solar coronal open magnetic field structures (OMFS) are cooler than the background plasma. Observations show that the over-dense OMFS (e.g. solar coronal polar plumes) are cooler than surrounding plasma and that, in these structures, Doppler line-broadening is consistent with bulk plasma motions, such as AW. If over-dense solar coronal OMFS are heated by AW damping via phase-mixing, we show that, co-directional with AW, plasma flow in them reduces the phase-mixing induced-heating, thus providing an explanation of why they appear cooler than the background. Recent advances in solar flare radio emission mechanisms modelling will be also very briefly discussed.

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