Bibcode
Tsuneta, Saku; Suematsu, Y.; Ichimoto, K.; Katsukawa, Y.; Shimizu, T.; Nagata, S.; Orozco Suarez, D.; Lites, B.; Shine, D.; Tarbell, T.; Title, A.
Referencia bibliográfica
American Astronomical Society Meeting 210, #94.28; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 39, p.222
Fecha de publicación:
5
2007
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Descripción
Flux tube on the sun may carry linear and torsional Alfven waves
generated by photospheric motion. Photospheric motion of 2 km/s would
provide magnetic fluctuation of 40G for 1KG tube and for the Alfven
speed of 50km/s. This may be close to the detection limit of the Stokes
Q and U signals for flux tubes located in the sun center. However, for
flux tubes located near the limb, the fluctuation would be seen in the
Stokes V signal, and can be detectable.
We also may be able to confirm the 90 degree phase shift between
magnetic fluctuation and velocity fluctuation, which is easier to
observe for flux tubes near the limb. Detection of waves would be
important in terms of coronal heating and solar wind acceleration. An
attempt to detect waves along flux tubes will be reported.