Magnetohydrodynamic simulation of a solar flare: 2. Flare model and simulation using active-region magnetic maps |
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| Authors: | A I Podgorny I M Podgorny |
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| Institution: | 1.Lebedev Physical Institute,Russian Academy of Sciences,Moscow,Russia;2.Institute of Astronomy,Russian Academy of Sciences,Moscow,Russia |
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| Abstract: | The results of a three-dimensional MHD simulation and data obtained using specialized spacecraft made it possible to construct
an electrodynamic model of solar flares. A flare results from explosive magnetic reconnection in a current sheet above an
active region, and electrons accelerated in field-aligned currents cause hard X rays on the solar surface. In this review,
we considered works where the boundary and initial conditions on the photosphere were specified directly from the magnetic
maps, obtained by SOHO MDI in the preflare state, in order to simulate the formation of a current sheet. A numerical solution
of the complete set of MHD equations, performed using the new-generation PERESVET program, demonstrated the formation of several
current sheets before a series of flares. A comparison of the observed relativistic proton spectra and the simulated proton
acceleration along a magnetic field singular line made it possible to estimate the magnetic reconnection rate during a flare
(∼107 cm s−1). Great flares (of the X class) originate after an increase in the active region magnetic flux up to 1022 Mx. |
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