Abstract: view Abstract Citations (1377) References (92) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Nanoflares and the Solar X-Ray Corona Parker, E. N. Abstract Observations of the sun with high time and spatial resolution in UV and X-rays show that the emission from small isolated magnetic bipoles is intermittent and impulsive, while the steadier emission from larger bipoles appears as the sum of many individual impulses. We refer to the basic unit of impulsive energy release as a nanoflare. The observations suggest, then, that the active X-ray corona of the sun is to be understood as a swarm of nanoflares. This interpretation suggests that the X-ray corona is created by the dissipation at the many tangential discontinuities arising spontaneously in the bipolar fields of the active regions of the sun as a consequence of random continuous motion of the footpoints of the field in the photospheric convection. The quantitative characteristics of the process are inferred from the observed coronal heat input. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: July 1988 DOI: 10.1086/166485 Bibcode: 1988ApJ...330..474P Keywords: Solar Corona; Solar Flares; Solar Magnetic Field; Solar X-Rays; Ultraviolet Radiation; High Temperature Gases; Lines Of Force; Photosphere; Spatial Resolution; Steady State; Solar Physics; HYDROMAGNETICS; SUN: CORONA; SUN: FLARES full text sources ADS |
Publication Year: 1988
Publication Date: 1988-07-01
Language: en
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