A New Solar Flare Scenario: High-beta Plasma Disruption |
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Kiyoto Shibasaki Submitted: 2003-01-14 23:02
A new solar flare scenario is proposed based on a high-beta plasma instability. Plasma confined in a curved magnetic field (magnetic loop) has free energy. This free energy will be converted to other forms explosively under certain conditions through localized quasi-interchange instability called ``ballooning instability". Relations between solar flare phenomena and ballooning instability phenomena are discussed.
Authors: Kiyoto Shibasaki
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Publication Status: ESA SP-506, 749 (2002)
Last Modified: 2003-01-14 23:02
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