Optimizing global coronal magnetic field models using image-based constraints

SI Jones, JM Davila, V Uritsky - The Astrophysical Journal, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
SI Jones, JM Davila, V Uritsky
The Astrophysical Journal, 2016iopscience.iop.org
The coronal magnetic field directly or indirectly affects a majority of the phenomena studied
in the heliosphere. It provides energy for coronal heating, controls the release of coronal
mass ejections, and drives heliospheric and magnetospheric activity, yet the coronal
magnetic field itself has proven difficult to measure. This difficulty has prompted a decades-
long effort to develop accurate, timely, models of the field—an effort that continues today. We
have developed a method for improving global coronal magnetic field models by …
Abstract
The coronal magnetic field directly or indirectly affects a majority of the phenomena studied in the heliosphere. It provides energy for coronal heating, controls the release of coronal mass ejections, and drives heliospheric and magnetospheric activity, yet the coronal magnetic field itself has proven difficult to measure. This difficulty has prompted a decades-long effort to develop accurate, timely, models of the field—an effort that continues today. We have developed a method for improving global coronal magnetic field models by incorporating the type of morphological constraints that could be derived from coronal images. Here we report promising initial tests of this approach on two theoretical problems, and discuss opportunities for application.
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