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On the Magnetic Energy Avalanche in the Solar Atmosphere

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We discuss a mechanism of energy production associated with the acoustic and MHD shocks produced by colliding and reconnecting flux tubes and present the observational results showing a connection between the dynamic changes in the photosphere and the high velocity and heating events in the transition region. We suggest that these processes may provide a constant energy supply for the origin of the fast wind and help to advance studies of coronal dynamics.

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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Livermore, CA, 94550

    M.P. Ryutova

  2. Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory, 3251 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94304

    T.D. Tarbell

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Ryutova, M., Tarbell, T. On the Magnetic Energy Avalanche in the Solar Atmosphere. Astrophysics and Space Science 277, 153–156 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012221206817

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