| STUDY OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL CORONAL MAGNETIC FIELD OF ACTIVE REGION 11117 AROUND THE TIME OF A CONFINED FLARE USING A DATA-DRIVEN CESE-MHD MODEL | |
| Jiang, Chaowei; Feng, Xueshang; Wu, S. T.; Hu, Qiang; Jiang, CW (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, SIGMA Weather Grp, State Key Lab Space Weather, Ctr Space Sci & Appl Res, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China. | |
| Department | 空间科学部 |
| Source Publication | ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
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| 2012 | |
| Volume | 759Issue:2Pages:85 |
| ISSN | 0004-637X |
| Language | 英语 |
| Keyword | Magnetic Fields Magnetohydrodynamics (Mhd) Methods: Numerical Sun: Corona |
| Abstract | We apply a data-driven magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) model to investigate the three-dimensional (3D) magnetic field of NOAA active region (AR) 11117 around the time of a C-class confined flare that occurred on 2010 October 25. The MHD model, based on the spacetime conservation-element and solution-element scheme, is designed to focus on the magnetic field evolution and to consider a simplified solar atomsphere with finite plasma beta. Magnetic vector-field data derived from the observations at the photosphere is inputted directly to constrain the model. Assuming that the dynamic evolution of the coronal magnetic field can be approximated by successive equilibria, we solve a time sequence of MHD equilibria based on a set of vector magnetograms for AR 11117 taken by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager on board the Solar Dynamic Observatory around the time of the flare. The model qualitatively reproduces the basic structures of the 3D magnetic field, as supported by the visual similarity between the field lines and the coronal loops observed by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly, which shows that the coronal field can indeed be well characterized by the MHD equilibrium in most cases. The magnetic configuration changes very little during the studied time interval of 2 hr. A topological analysis reveals that the small flare is correlated with a bald patch (BP, where the magnetic field is tangent to the photosphere), suggesting that the energy release of the flare can be understood by magnetic reconnection associated with the BP separatrices. The total magnetic flux and energy keep increasing slightly in spite of the flare, while the computed magnetic free energy drops during the flare by similar to 10(30) erg, which seems to be adequate in providing the energy budget of a minor C-class confined flare.; We apply a data-driven magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) model to investigate the three-dimensional (3D) magnetic field of NOAA active region (AR) 11117 around the time of a C-class confined flare that occurred on 2010 October 25. The MHD model, based on the spacetime conservation-element and solution-element scheme, is designed to focus on the magnetic field evolution and to consider a simplified solar atomsphere with finite plasma beta. Magnetic vector-field data derived from the observations at the photosphere is inputted directly to constrain the model. Assuming that the dynamic evolution of the coronal magnetic field can be approximated by successive equilibria, we solve a time sequence of MHD equilibria based on a set of vector magnetograms for AR 11117 taken by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager on board the Solar Dynamic Observatory around the time of the flare. The model qualitatively reproduces the basic structures of the 3D magnetic field, as supported by the visual similarity between the field lines and the coronal loops observed by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly, which shows that the coronal field can indeed be well characterized by the MHD equilibrium in most cases. The magnetic configuration changes very little during the studied time interval of 2 hr. A topological analysis reveals that the small flare is correlated with a bald patch (BP, where the magnetic field is tangent to the photosphere), suggesting that the energy release of the flare can be understood by magnetic reconnection associated with the BP separatrices. The total magnetic flux and energy keep increasing slightly in spite of the flare, while the computed magnetic free energy drops during the flare by similar to 10(30) erg, which seems to be adequate in providing the energy budget of a minor C-class confined flare. |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Funding Project | 中国科学院空间科学与应用研究中心 |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.nssc.ac.cn/handle/122/3247 |
| Collection | 空间科学部 |
| Corresponding Author | Jiang, CW (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, SIGMA Weather Grp, State Key Lab Space Weather, Ctr Space Sci & Appl Res, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China. |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Jiang, Chaowei,Feng, Xueshang,Wu, S. T.,et al. STUDY OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL CORONAL MAGNETIC FIELD OF ACTIVE REGION 11117 AROUND THE TIME OF A CONFINED FLARE USING A DATA-DRIVEN CESE-MHD MODEL[J]. ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL,2012,759(2):85. |
| APA | Jiang, Chaowei,Feng, Xueshang,Wu, S. T.,Hu, Qiang,&Jiang, CW .(2012).STUDY OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL CORONAL MAGNETIC FIELD OF ACTIVE REGION 11117 AROUND THE TIME OF A CONFINED FLARE USING A DATA-DRIVEN CESE-MHD MODEL.ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL,759(2),85. |
| MLA | Jiang, Chaowei,et al."STUDY OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL CORONAL MAGNETIC FIELD OF ACTIVE REGION 11117 AROUND THE TIME OF A CONFINED FLARE USING A DATA-DRIVEN CESE-MHD MODEL".ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL 759.2(2012):85. |
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