Solar coronal loops are observed to be remarkably stable structures. A magnetohydrodynamic stability analysis of a model loop by the energy method suggests that the main reason for stability is the fact that the ends of the loop are anchored in the dense photosphere. In addition to such line-tying,
Thermal instability of solar loop structures
โ Scribed by Rosner, Robert
- Book ID
- 109725042
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 272 KB
- Volume
- 294
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/294611a0
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