Title :
State of plasma in impulsive phase of solar flare
Author :
Antonov, A.V. ; Bezuglaya, G.V. ; Gerasimov, Yu.M. ; Karelin, Yu.V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Radio Astron., Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Abstract :
Studying of characteristics of solar activity is one of the major astrophysical problems. Special interest is represented with solar flares. It is possible to receive the important information on physical processes causing this phenomenon on the basis of the analysis of radioastronomical observations in mm range of wavelengths. The area of flare is optically thin in mm range. Therefore observations on these waves allow looking inside of solar flare to estimate a condition flare environments, its temperature, density of plasma, magnitude of magnetic field, a ratio of gas and magnetic pressure. Apparent emission is caused by the gyro-synchrotron mechanism of radiation of a stream of the accelerated nonthermal electrons in magnetic tubes and has high sensitivity to fluctuations of a magnetic field. In magnetic tubes there are magnetohydrodynamic waves. Their resonance in tubes and formation of standing waves causes longitudinal modulation of a magnetic field and modulation of a radiation field. Its dynamic spectrum allows to determine frequencies of fluctuations of radiation, a depth of modulation of a magnetic field magnetohydrodynamic oscillations. Simultaneous observations of examined solar flare in an ultraviolet range allow to receive images of hot magnetic tubes. The spatial size of flexural oscillations of tubes and frequency of oscillations of radiation determine value of velocity of a resonating Alfven wave. Data of measurements and the characteristic of a dynamic spectrum allow to determine parameters of plasma in a impulsive phase of solar flare.
Keywords :
plasma Alfven waves; plasma density; solar flares; solar magnetism; solar pulsations; solar spectra; accelerated nonthermal electrons; dynamic spectrum; flare environments; flexural oscillations; gas pressure; gyrosynchrotron mechanism; magnetic field longitudinal modulation; magnetic field magnetohydrodynamic oscillations; magnetic field magnitude; magnetic pressure; magnetic tubes; magnetohydrodynamic waves; major astrophysical problems; physical processes; plasma density; radiation field; radiation fluctuations; radioastronomical observations; resonating Alfven wave; solar activity; solar flares; ultraviolet range; Electron tubes; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic separation; Modulation; Oscillators; Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Physics and Engineering of Microwaves, Millimeter and Submillimeter Waves (MSMW), 2010 International Kharkov Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kharkiv
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7900-9
DOI :
10.1109/MSMW.2010.5546105