That’s how it appears to me too. I’d add that the localization of the free energy is a difficult subject, and it may be misleading just to identify it with the B^2/8pi excess. This is because the realization of the free energy, i.e. its actual definition, depends on the nature of the instability that releases it. Understanding this requires understanding the boundary conditions, so it must be a higher-order theoretical matter.
Hugh
On Apr 14, 2015, at 8:42 AM, Serge Koutchmy koutchmy@iap.fr wrote:
Thank you Markus for the preprint. Looking at your most important Fig. 3, you give the impression that MORE free energy is available in the corona AFTER the peak of the flare (GOES HXR, SXR emissions, etc) than before. Is not exactly the opposite of what we would wait following your Introductory presentation of the topic and even the title of the paper? Or did I miss something fundamental? Best, S.
Le 13/04/2015 21:06, Markus J. Aschwanden a écrit :
Aschwanden,M.J. . 2015, ApJL ... (revised, 2015 Apr 2) URL1="http://www.lmsal.com/~aschwand/eprints/2015_iris.pdf" Magnetic energy dissipation during the 2014 Mar 29 flare: Consistent measurements in the transition region and corona with IRIS and AIA/SDO
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