Observational Plasma Astrophysics: Five Years of Yohkoh and Beyond

1. Origin of Cosmic Plasma Dynamics

   1. Non-Thermal Velocities Observed by Yohkoh

      • L. K. Harra-Murnion, J. I. Khan, S. A. Matthews, D. Alexander

      Pages 113-114

   2. Magnetohydrodynamics of Accretion Disks

      • R. Matsumoto, T. Matsuzaki, T. Tajima, K. Shibata

      Pages 115-120

   3. Magnetic Loops in the Hot Universe

      • S. Tsuneta, K. Makishima

      Pages 121-130

2. Magnetic Reconnection as an Engine of Cosmic Explosions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131

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   2. Computer Simulations of Twisted Flux Tubes and Magnetic Reconnection

      • T. Hayashi, M. Ozaki, H. Kitabata, T. Sato

      Pages 133-136

   3. Magnetic Reconnection and Flares in Star Forming Regions: Flares in Protostars

      • Mitsuru Hayashi, Kazunari Shibata, Ryoji Matsumoto

      Pages 137-142

   4. Magnetically Driven Jets from Accretion Disks: Nonsteady 2.5D-MHD Simulation

      • T. Kudoh, R. Matsumoto, K. Shibata

      Pages 143-148

   5. Numerical Simulation of Relativistic Jet Formation in Black Hole Magnetosphere

      • Shinji Koide, Kazunari Shibata, Takahiro Kudoh

      Pages 149-154

   6. Pair Plasma Production in a Black Hole Magnetosphere

      • Kouichi Hirotani, Isao Okamoto

      Pages 155-160

   7. MHD Simulations of Magnetic Reconnection in the Solar Corona and Flares

      • T. Yokoyama

      Pages 161-170

   8. Several Problems with Classical “Reclosing of Opened-up Simple Arcade” Models for Arcade Flares and Arcade Formation Events

      • Y. Uchida, K. Fujisaki, S. Morita, M. Torii, S. Hirose

      Pages 171-172

   9. Plasmoid Formation in Eruptive Flares

      • T. Magara, K. Shibata, T. Yokoyama

      Pages 173-174

   10. Plasma Motion in Solar Flares Observed by the Nobeyama Radioheliograph

       • K. Shibasaki

       Pages 175-178

   11. Current Sheet Formation and Reconnection on Separator Field Lines

       • D. W. Longcope

       Pages 179-184

   12. Bifurcation-Transition Dynamics in Solar Coronal Plasma

       • K. Kusano

       Pages 185-186

   13. A Unified Model of Solar Flares

       • Kazunari Shibata

       Pages 187-196

   14. Activity Caused by Interacting Loops and Evolution of Magnetic Field

       • Yoichiro Hanaoka

       Pages 197-206

   15. Loop-Loop Interaction in Impulsive Solar Flares Inferred from Microwave and X-Ray Images

       • M. Nishio, K. Yaji, T. Kosugi, H. Nakajima, T. Sakurai

       Pages 207-208

   16. Horseshoe-Shaped Hα Flares on 13 Oct. 1995 and an Emerging Flux Model of Flares

       • Y. Suematsu, Y. Nishino, Y. Yan, J. Sato

       Pages 209-214

   17. 〈Joint Observation of Yohkoh and SoHO〉

       1. Soho — Yohkoh Science Collaboration

          • Petrus C. Martens

          Pages 217-226

Since its launch in 1991, the Yohkoh satellite has been returning unprecedented observations of solar flares and the dynamic solar corona. This book is a collection of papers presented at a meeting held in: Yoyogi, Tokyo, on the occasion of Yohkoh's fifth anniversary of operation. The papers constitute a summary of observations and results over the five years, including contributions based on data from Yohkoh's hard and soft X-ray telescopes and its spectrometer experiments. The five years of data, covering approximately one-half of a solar cycle, reveal a fresh perspective on solar science, with a new picture of solar flares and the active Sun emerging. Also, for the first time there are extensive results from Yohkoh observations of the Sun during the solar minimum period.
This wide-ranging volume will be of interest to workers in solar physics and X-ray astronomy. It also contains material appropriate for supplemental reading for graduate students in solar physics.

• Corona
• Plasma
• Solar flare
• astrophysics
• solar

`In summary, this is an interesting book which can stimulate new ideas - something to keep at hand on your bookshelf.'
Solar Physics, 184 (1999)

• National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan

  Tetsuya Watanabe, Takeo Kosugi

• Computational Physics Inc., Fairfax, USA

  Alphonse C. Sterling

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