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A possible difficulty with a nanoflare-heated corona

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Spectral line profiles associated with the nanoflare model of coronal heating are computed. It is shown that the reconnection jets associated with this heating model lead to Doppler shifts or line broadening of coronal spectral lines in excess of those observed. Some possible resolutions of the problem are suggested.

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  1. Beam Physics Branch, Plasma Physics Division, Code 6790, Naval Research Laboratory, 20375, Washington D.C., U.S.A.

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Cargill, P.J. A possible difficulty with a nanoflare-heated corona. Sol Phys 167, 267–279 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00146339

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