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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | L219-L222 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Astrophysical Journal Letters |
| Volume | 716 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2010 |
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Simulating the "sliding doors" effect through magnetic flux emergence. / MacTaggart, David; Hood, Alan W.
In: Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol. 716, No. 2, 06.2010, p. L219-L222.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Simulating the "sliding doors" effect through magnetic flux emergence
AU - MacTaggart, David
AU - Hood, Alan W.
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - Recent Hinode photospheric vector magnetogram observations have shown that the opposite polarities of a long arcade structuremove apart and then come together. In addition to this “sliding doors” effect, orientations of horizontal magnetic fields along the polarity inversion line on the photosphere evolve from a normal-polarity configuration to an inverse one. To explain this behavior, a simple model by Okamoto et al. suggested that it is the result of the emergence of a twisted flux rope. Here, we model this scenario using a three-dimensional megnatohydrodynamic simulation of a twisted flux rope emerging into a pre-existing overlying arcade. We construct magnetograms from the simulation and compare them with the observations. The model produces the two signatures mentioned above. However, the cause of the “sliding doors” effect differs from the previous model.
AB - Recent Hinode photospheric vector magnetogram observations have shown that the opposite polarities of a long arcade structuremove apart and then come together. In addition to this “sliding doors” effect, orientations of horizontal magnetic fields along the polarity inversion line on the photosphere evolve from a normal-polarity configuration to an inverse one. To explain this behavior, a simple model by Okamoto et al. suggested that it is the result of the emergence of a twisted flux rope. Here, we model this scenario using a three-dimensional megnatohydrodynamic simulation of a twisted flux rope emerging into a pre-existing overlying arcade. We construct magnetograms from the simulation and compare them with the observations. The model produces the two signatures mentioned above. However, the cause of the “sliding doors” effect differs from the previous model.
U2 - 10.1088/2041-8205/716/2/L219
DO - 10.1088/2041-8205/716/2/L219
M3 - Article
VL - 716
SP - L219-L222
JO - Astrophysical Journal Letters
JF - Astrophysical Journal Letters
SN - 2041-8205
IS - 2
ER -