Cristin-resultat-ID: 1862182
Sist endret: 22. februar 2021, 13:19
NVI-rapporteringsår: 2020
Resultat
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2020

Accelerated particle beams in a 3D simulation of the quiet Sun

Bidragsytere:
  • Lars Frogner
  • Boris Vilhelm Gudiksen og
  • Helle Bakke

Tidsskrift

Astronomy and Astrophysics (A & A)
ISSN 0004-6361
e-ISSN 1432-0746
NVI-nivå 2

Om resultatet

Vitenskapelig artikkel
Publiseringsår: 2020
Publisert online: 2020
Volum: 643
Artikkelnummer: A27
Open Access

Importkilder

Scopus-ID: 2-s2.0-85095128285

Beskrivelse Beskrivelse

Tittel

Accelerated particle beams in a 3D simulation of the quiet Sun

Sammendrag

Context. Observational and theoretical evidence suggest that beams of accelerated particles are produced in flaring events of all sizes in the solar atmosphere, from X-class flares to nanoflares. Current models of these types of particles in flaring loops assume an isolated 1D atmosphere. Aims. A more realistic environment for modelling accelerated particles can be provided by 3D radiative magnetohydrodynamics codes. Here, we present a simple model for particle acceleration and propagation in the context of a 3D simulation of the quiet solar atmosphere, spanning from the convection zone to the corona. We then examine the additional transport of energy introduced by the particle beams. Methods. The locations of particle acceleration associated with magnetic reconnection were identified by detecting changes in magnetic topology. At each location, the parameters of the accelerated particle distribution were estimated from local conditions. The particle distributions were then propagated along the magnetic field, and the energy deposition due to Coulomb collisions with the ambient plasma was computed. Results. We find that particle beams originate in extended acceleration regions that are distributed across the corona. Upon reaching the transition region, they converge and produce strands of intense heating that penetrate the chromosphere. Within these strands, beam heating consistently dominates conductive heating below the bottom of the transition region. This indicates that particle beams qualitatively alter the energy transport even outside of active regions.

Bidragsytere

Lars Frogner

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Rosseland senter for solfysikk ved Universitetet i Oslo

Boris Vilhelm Gudiksen

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Rosseland senter for solfysikk ved Universitetet i Oslo

Helle Bakke

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Rosseland senter for solfysikk ved Universitetet i Oslo
1 - 3 av 3