Abstract
We present the Green's function method for a special class of linear self-consistent three-dimensional solutions of the magnetohydrostatic (MHS) equations for which the current density is a combination of a linear force-free part and a part with non-fore e-free components. This allows the construction of MHS solutions of this class with arbitrary photospheric boundary conditions for B-z. These solutions can be used to extrapolate coronal magnetic fields from known longitudinal photospheric field data and provide a self-consistent description of magnetic field, plasma pressure, plasma density and plasma temperature. The method therefore allows a better comparison of models with observations of solar coronal structures. We will demonstrate how the method works by giving an illustrative example.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 735-746 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
Volume | 356 |
Publication status | Published - 10 Apr 2000 |
Keywords
- Sun : corona
- Sun : magnetic fields
- magnetic fields
- methods : analytical
- CORONAL MAGNETIC-FIELD
- ELECTRIC-CURRENT SYSTEMS
- VECTOR MAGNETOGRAPH DATA
- MAGNETOSTATIC ATMOSPHERES
- 3-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES
- CONSTANT-ALPHA
- ACTIVE-REGION
- BOUNDARY DATA
- SOLAR CORONA
- MODEL