Bibcode
Arregui, I.; Soler, R.; Ballester, J. L.; Wright, A. N.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 533, id.A60
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2011
Journal
Citations
37
Refereed citations
33
Description
Aims: We analyse the oscillatory properties of resonantly damped
transverse kink oscillations in two-dimensional prominence threads. Methods: The fine structures are modelled as cylindrically symmetric
magnetic flux tubes with a dense central part with prominence plasma
properties and an evacuated part, both surrounded by coronal plasma. The
equilibrium density is allowed to vary non-uniformly in both the
transverse and the longitudinal directions. We examine the influence of
longitudinal density structuring on periods, damping times, and damping
rates for transverse kink modes computed by numerically solving the
linear resistive magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations. Results:
The relevant parameters are the length of the thread and the density in
the evacuated part of the tube, two quantities that are difficult to
directly estimate from observations. We find that both of them strongly
influence the oscillatory periods and damping times, and to a lesser
extent the damping ratios. The analysis of the spatial distribution of
perturbations and of the energy flux into the resonances allows us to
explain the obtained damping times. Conclusions: Implications for
prominence seismology, the physics of resonantly damped kink modes in
two-dimensional magnetic flux tubes, and the heating of prominence
plasmas are discussed.