Energy flux of Alfvén waves in weakly ionized plasma

DOI10.1051/0004-6361:20078274zbMATH Open1137.85309arXiv0805.4591OpenAlexW3100873406WikidataQ60723011 ScholiaQ60723011MaRDI QIDQ5457829FDOQ5457829

Authors: J. Vranjes, S. Poedts, B. P. Pandey, B. de Pontieu 

Publication date: 8 April 2008

Published in: Astronomy & Astrophysics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The overshooting convective motions in the solar photosphere are frequently proposed as the source for the excitation of Alfv'en waves. However, the photosphere is a) very weakly ionized, and, b) the dynamics of the plasma particles in this region is heavily influenced by the plasma-neutral collisions. The purpose of this work is to check the consequences of these two facts on the above scenario and their effects on the electromagnetic waves. It is shown that the ions and electrons in the photosphere are both un-magnetized; their collision frequency with neutrals is much larger than the gyro-frequency. This implies that eventual Alfv'en-type electromagnetic perturbations must involve the neutrals as well. This has the following serious consequences: i) in the presence of perturbations, the whole fluid (plasma + neutrals) moves; ii) the Alfv'en velocity includes the total (plasma + neutrals) density and is thus considerably smaller compared to the collision-less case; iii) the perturbed velocity of a unit volume, which now includes both plasma and neutrals, becomes much smaller compared to the ideal (collision-less) case; and iv) the corresponding wave energy flux for the given parameters becomes much smaller compared to the ideal case.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0805.4591

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zbMATH Keywords

Sun: oscillationsSun: photosphere

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Radiative transfer in astronomy and astrophysics (85A25) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15)

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• The effects of Alfvén waves on heating plasma in post-flare loops
• Analysis of the effect of neutral flow on the waves in the solar photosphere

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