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Structure of coronal neutral sheets
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Pneuman, G. W. |
| Copyright Year | 1972 |
| Description | A qualitative model for the structure of the neutral sheet lying along the axis of coronal streamers is developed. The internal topology of the sheet is that of extremely thin magnetic tongues greatly distended outward by the solar wind expansion inside the sheet. Due to finite conductivity effects, expansion is taking place across the field lines but is retarded relative to the external flow by the reverse jxB force. The sheet thickness is determined by three considerations: the electrical conductivity that specifies the magnitude of the gradients in field strength, the expansion velocity that stretches the field lines outward decreasing the sheet thickness, and finally, the lateral pressure balance that limits the approach of the oppositely directed external field toward the neutral plane. If sigma is the electrical conductivity, the sheet thickness is shown to be proportional to sigma-1/3. For an electron conductivity evaluated perpendicular to the internal field in the sheet, the thickness is of the order of 100 km in the inner corona and 10,000 km at 1 AU. Microturbulence and instabilities are expected to yield dimensions greater than these theoretical values since these effects tend to reduce the effective conductivity. |
| File Size | 652096 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19730002038 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6935m22g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1972-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Radiation Magnetic Flux Solar Corona Magnetohydrodynamics Current Sheets Electrical Resistivity Solar Physics Mathematical Models Solar Wind Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
