Magnetohydrostatic modeling of the solar atmosphere
Abstract
Understanding structures and evolutions of the magnetic fields and plasma in multiple layers on the Sun is very important. A force-free magnetic field which is an accurate approximation of the solar corona due to the low plasma β has been widely studied and used to model the coronal magnetic structure. While the force-freeness assumption is well satisfied in the solar corona, the lower atmosphere is not force-free given the high plasma β. Therefore, a magnetohydrostatic (MHS) equilibrium which takes into account plasma forces, such as pressure gradient and gravitational force, is considered to be more appropriate to describe the lower atmosphere. This paper reviews both analytical and numerical extrapolation methods based on the MHS assumption for calculating the magnetic fields and plasma in the solar atmosphere from measured magnetograms.
Citation
Zhu , X , Neukirch , T & Wiegelmann , T 2022 , ' Magnetohydrostatic modeling of the solar atmosphere ' , Science China Technological Sciences , vol. 65 , pp. 1710-1726 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-022-2047-8
Publication
Science China Technological Sciences
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1674-7321Type
Journal item
Description
Funding: XZ acknowledges the National Key R&D Program of China (2021YFA1600500) and mobility program (M-0068) of the Sino-German Science Center. TN acknowledges financial support by the UKs Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) via Consolidated Grants ST/S000402/1 and ST/W001195/1. TW acknowledges financial support by DLR-grant 50 OC 2101.Collections
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