日冕物质抛射在太阳活动周期内的变化

本文利用SMM1980年和1984年观测的两组日冕物质抛射事件(CMF)及同期耀斑和爆发日珥观测资料,从速度、位置及活动相关率三个方面分析CME在这两个不同时期的特征,并由此推测它在整个太阳活动周内的变化趋势.      

掀起太阳神秘的面纱

太阳是我们唯一能观测到表面细节的恒星,我们直接观测到的太阳的大气层,从里向外分为光球、色球和日冕三层。就总体而言,太阳是一个稳定、平衡、发光的气体球,但它的大气层中有些地方却时常产生剧烈的运动,如黑子群的神秘出没、日珥的变化、耀斑的爆发。     

太阳微波射电快速精细结构亚类型的观测分析

通过分析"云南天文台4波段太阳射电快速同步观测系统"1990-01-1994－01取得的103个射电爆发,发现其中29个存在不同类型的快速精细结构（FFS）.尤其是发现了几个少见的亚类FFS现象.本文仅介绍两个亚类型:窄带变周期脉动和宽带慢漂移长周期脉动.这些现象表明太阳射电FFS的多样性,它们发生在射电爆发的不同阶段（耀斑不同相）,从而说明在耀斑演化中日冕非热电子的加速或注入可能贯穿于整个耀斑发展过程.由于耀斑后相FFS的发生,可验证耀斑后相存在磁重联和似环结构（耀斑后环）的重新形成.由于不同的亚类FFS反映日冕中存奇特别的环境条件,从而推测日冕中可能存在更复杂的多重类型的磁结构.      

日冕环和日冕拱的平衡位形

在线性场近似条件下,本文讨论了日冕环的二维平衡位形。用富利叶变换的方法,求出了问题的分析解,解释了日冕环观测结果的主要特性。沿日冕环纵向的压力分布均匀,日冕环的位形可以比无力场更稳定。由于日冕环可以储存更多的剪切场或扭转场的磁能,释放这部分磁能就可以驱动日冕环运动产生日冕瞬变过程,或者使环内的等离子体加热或加速而产生太阳耀斑。      

耀斑脉冲相离子电离的弛豫过程

观测表明:在耀斑前活动区上空的日冕中普遍存在低温的磁环结构, 其中一些这种磁环结构的温度在105K以下;同时, 耀斑脉冲相存在非常迅速的加热过程.本文在这些观测事实的基础上, 提出了一个太阳耀斑爆发时离子电离的模型, 并由这一模型研究了耀斑时离子电离的弛豫过程.在太阳宇宙线的源物质来自高色球层的条件下, 得到了与观测结果符合得较好的太阳耀斑能量离子的平均电荷及其电离态分布.      

有关地磁暴的若干问题

问：地磁暴是什么原因引起的？答：太阳正处于11年活动周期的高峰期。这就意味着太阳表面活跃着相当数量的可见黑子。太阳黑子看起来像太阳的雀斑。实际上是太阳表面强烈的磁场活动的区域。这些黑子群能成为耀斑爆发和日冕物质抛射的来源。其中日冕物质抛射即太阳日冕中的带电粒子瞬时向外喷射的现象。     

日冕物质抛射中非对称高密度云和非线性波的形成和演化

应用函数拟合及数字滤波等方法,对SMM飞船观测的1980年8月18日日冕物质抛射事件进行了定量分析。论证了不对称高密度云的形成与爆发日珥顶端偏离冕流对称轴有关,讨论了此不对称结构的演化及其对事件发展的影响,作出了暗腔是强磁场膨胀体的重要论断。从图象亮度的高度分布剖面中,分析出日冕非线性波在演化过程中前沿变陡的观测证据,推算了演化成激波的时间和高度,并论证了两者都是强磁场膨胀体所驱动的,而不是瞬时能量爆发所引起的。      

太阳硬X射线爆发揭示的日冕振荡

在第21周太阳活动峰年期间,“太阳峰年”卫星和“火鸟”卫星上的硬x射线爆发探测器探测到数千个硬x射线太阳耀斑.研究这些事件的瞬时特性,我们发现它们当中几百个样品具有1秒以下持续时间的快速尖峰结构.我们分析了其中部分观测资料,发现它们之间具有四个共同特征.在这些特征中,准周期振荡使我们认为,在日冕上可能存在着快速振荡.本文导出了它们的周期表达式并讨论了这种振荡的俘获条件.      

太阳宇宙线源物质的高色球层模式和重离子丰度过量机制的探讨

本文利用太阳能量粒子事件中重离子平均丰度过量的资料,计算得到太阳能量粒子源物质的温度,提出了描述太阳宇宙线能量粒子源物质的新模式——高色球层模式;太阳耀斑观测确定,太阳宇宙线耀斑的加速区一般最可能出现在低日冕甚至高达几万公里的高度,从而,太阳宇宙线的源和加速区通常不位于同一区域;进而提出了描述太阳能量粒子事件中重离子丰度过量的可能机制——其源物质是通过太阳黑子的冻结型无力场从高色球层输送到活动区,形成耀斑前加速区内重离子丰度大和耀斑后宇宙线中重元素丰度的过量.      

中性电流片的形成和环形日冕瞬变

在双极背景场下,光球层反向磁通量的喷发将会在新老磁场之间形成中性电流片.本文从理想磁流体方程组出发,考虑磁场和日冕等离子体的相互作用,对上述电流片的形成过程进行了数值研究.结果表明,对亚音速喷发,将由里向外形成四个区域:(1)由喷发物质直接形成的低温,高密度日珥,位于最里层;(2)紧挨抛射日珥的低温稀疏区;(3)喷发物质和日冕物质向中性电流片集中形成的高温.高密度物质环;(４)在环的周围,由快磁声波形成的,密度略比日冕背景为高的前鞘区.上述结构与典型的环形日冕瞬变的观测特征相符.由此表明双极背景场下反向磁通量的喷发可能是触发这类瞬变的重要机制.      

日冕扰动传播的数值模拟(Ⅲ)太阳风的影响

本文数值研究了二维磁流体动力学平衡基态下开场区日面冷物质径向喷射所引起的日冕动力学响应。结果表明:(1)在高密度环前方有一弱扰动区近似以Alfvén速度向外传播;(2)高密度环前缘移动速度随着径向距离而增加, 其增加值近似为局地太阳风速度;(3)高密度环中等离子体的最大径向速度约在4个太阳半径处趋于局地逃逸速度;(4)对于强开放场, 环形结构在θ方向上没有明显的扩张。这些结果可以更好地解释伴随有日珥的日冕物质抛射事件。      

太阳大气中有限振幅磁场扰动的动力学过程

本文从完整的磁流体动力学方程组出发,通过太阳大气中磁力线管根部有限振幅磁场的扰动,研究了非线性磁场的动力学演化。假设初始磁场位形足β<<1的势场,根部磁力线管磁场扰动,驱动等离子体运动,一部分磁能转换为等离子体动能。等离子体压缩运动具有快磁声波的特性。计算结果给出非线性磁场演化的定量关系,可以解释太阳大气中日冕活动过程。也可用于模拟实验室里高β实验装置中的等离子体的持性。      

Study of Solar Corona in China

Considerable progress for the study of solar corona physics has been achieved by China's space physics community. It involves the theoretical study of coronal process of solar active phenomena, solar wind origin, acceleration of solar wind and coronal mass ejections, observational and numerical study of these problems and prediction methods of solar eruptive activities (such as flares/CMEs). Here is a brief summary of the progress in this area. Main progress is put upon the following three topics: corona and solar wind, numerical method, prediction method.     

Research on a complex CME event including Hα, LASCO, radio and MDI observations

We present our research on a fast and decelerating partial halo coronal mass ejection (CME) event detected in multi-wavelengths in the chromosphere and the corona on 14 October, 1999. The event involved a whole complex active area which spanned more than 40° of heliolongitude. It included a strong solar flare (XI/1N) and a complex eruptive filament within an active region of the entire complex. Especially, several radio sources were detected in the decimetric range prior to the CME by the Nançay Radioheliograph (NRH). A linear force-free field extrapolation of the Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) magnetogram was performed to calculate the magnetic topology of the complex prior to the triggering of the event. The presence of a coronal null point combined with the occurrence of two distant and nearly simultaneous radio sources put strong arguments in favor of the generalized breakout model for the triggering of the eruption. The analysis of the subsequent development of the event suggests that large interconnecting loops were ejected together with the CME.     

The relationship between coronal mass ejections and solar flares

X-ray observations show that at a time consistent with a coronal mass ejection onset there is a small, soft X-ray burst (precursor). Generally this is followed some 20–30m later by a more significant flare. At the onset time there is frequently simultaneous activity from widely separated points on the Sun (>10⁵km). We present a model which accounts for the relationship between the coronal mass ejection and the precursor using 10²–10³ keV protons as the energy transfer agent. The protons (1) heat the high coronal loop. Inferred from the simultaneous activity, destabilizing the pressure balance to produce the ejection and (2) are guided by the magnetic field to below the transition region where they heat the chromospheric plasma to produce the precursor X-rays. High correlation between these events and a subsequent flare suggests that there may be a feedback mechanism operating from the coronal mass ejection.     

New insights from cross-correlation studies between solar activity indices and cosmic-ray flux during Forbush decrease events

Observed galactic cosmic ray intensity can be subjected to a transient decrease. These so-called Forbush decreases are driven by coronal mass ejection induced shockwaves in the heliosphere. By combining in situ measurements by space borne instruments with ground-based cosmic ray observations, we investigate the relationship between solar energetic particle flux, various solar activity indices, and intensity measurements of cosmic rays during such an event. We present cross-correlation study done using proton flux data from the SOHO/ERNE instrument, as well as data collected during some of the strongest Forbush decreases over the last two completed solar cycles by the network of neutron monitor detectors and different solar observatories. We have demonstrated connection between the shape of solar energetic particles fluence spectra and selected coronal mass ejection and Forbush decrease parameters, indicating that power exponents used to model these fluence spectra could be valuable new parameters in similar analysis of mentioned phenomena. They appear to be better predictor variables of Forbush decrease magnitude in interplanetary magnetic field than coronal mass ejection velocities.