Solar Physics

, Volume 57, Issue 2, pp 297–308 | Cite as

Physical conditions in the corona for a bipolar magnetic region

  • Joan A. Vorpahl
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Abstract

We have used the S-056 X-ray data from Skylab to determine quantitative values for the coronal conditions characterizing a new bipolar magnetic region (BMR). In particular, we include: (a) the time variation of the total soft X-ray flux from the BMR as a function of time; (b) the temporal and spatial variation of the temperature and emission measure; (c) the variation with time of thermal energy density; (d) the (calculated) magnetic field configuration and magnetic flux density in the corona; and (e) the temporal variation of the magnetic field energy in the corona. Detailed comparisons are made between the configuration of X-ray features and the magnetic field topology.

Keywords

Magnetic Field Energy Density Spatial Variation Flux Density Thermal Energy 
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© D. Reidel Publishing Company 1978

Authors and Affiliations

  • Joan A. Vorpahl
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  1. 1.The Aerospace Corporation, Space Sciences LaboratoryLos AngelesU.S.A.

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