Geometric Assumptions in Hydrodynamic Modeling of Coronal and Flaring Loops
Geometric Assumptions in Hydrodynamic Modeling of Coronal and Flaring Loops
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冠状环和扩口环流体动力学建模中的几何假设
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10.3847/1538-4357/ac7398
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2022
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W. Barnes
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J. Reep;I. Ugarte;H. Warren;W. Barnes
在冠状环建模中，通常假设环是具有均匀横截面积的半圆形。然而，观察到的环很少是半圆形的，磁场的外推表明，磁场强度随着高度的增加而减小，这意味着横截面积随着高度的增加而扩大。我们直接研究这两个假设，以了解它们如何影响短，热回路的流体动力学和辐射响应强，脉冲电子束加热事件。面积膨胀的幅度和速率都直接影响动力学，并且膨胀的横截面显著延长了环路冷却和排水的时间，增加了上流持续时间，并抑制了声波。辐射冷却的标准T n 2关系式不适用于膨胀环，因为膨胀环冷却时的排水量相对较少。另一方面，环的偏心率的增加仅增加排水时间尺度，并且通常是较小的影响。谱线强度也强烈地受到横截面积的变化的影响，因为它们取决于发射区域的体积以及密度和电离状态。随着更大的膨胀，密度降低，因此所有高度的线条强度相对降低，并且由于冷却时间的增加，最热的线条保持明亮的时间明显更长。区域扩张对于流体动力学和辐射的精确建模是至关重要的，需要观测来限制扩张的幅度、速度和位置。
In coronal loop modeling, it is commonly assumed that the loops are semicircular with a uniform cross-sectional area. However, observed loops are rarely semicircular, and extrapolations of the magnetic field show that the field strength decreases with height, implying that the cross-sectional area expands with height. We examine these two assumptions directly, to understand how they affect the hydrodynamic and radiative response of short, hot loops to strong, impulsive electron beam heating events. Both the magnitude and rate of area expansion impact the dynamics directly, and an expanding cross section significantly lengthens the time for a loop to cool and drain, increases upflow durations, and suppresses sound waves. The standard T ∼ n 2 relation for radiative cooling does not hold with expanding loops, which cool with relatively little draining. An increase in the eccentricity of loops, on the other hand, only increases the draining timescale, and is a minor effect in general. Spectral line intensities are also strongly impacted by the variation in the cross-sectional area because they depend on both the volume of the emitting region as well as the density and ionization state. With a larger expansion, the density is reduced, so the lines at all heights are relatively reduced in intensity, and because of the increase of cooling times, the hottest lines remain bright for significantly longer. Area expansion is critical to accurate modeling of the hydrodynamics and radiation, and observations are needed to constrain the magnitude, rate, and location of the expansion—or lack thereof.