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The Energetics of Flux-Rope Prominence Models in Axially Symmetric Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

J. Lin ,
T.G. Forbes ,
P.A. Isenberg  and
P. Démoulin
J. Lin
Affiliation:
Yunnan Observatory, Kunming, Yunnan 650011, China
T.G. Forbes
Affiliation:
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
P.A. Isenberg
Affiliation:
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
P. Démoulin
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, France

Abstract

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We analyze a prominence model containing a flux rope which is completely detached from the photosphere. The maximum magnetic energy which can be stored in the configuration does not exceed the open-energy limit proposed by Aly and Sturrock. However, a loss of ideal-MHD equilibrium can occur and create a current sheet which is likely to undergo rapid reconnection.

Type
Birth and Death of Filaments
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 167: New Perspectives on Solar Prominences , 1998 , pp. 350 - 353
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1998

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