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700-800 km/s. 400 km/s. after Woch et al., 1997. Slow solar wind from an equatorial coronal hole. Slow solar wind from a polar coronal hole. Low-speed wind models. Helmet-streamer. Blob-loop reconnection Wang et al. (1999). Expanding active region Nakagawa & Uchida.
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700-800 km/s 400 km/s after Woch et al., 1997
Slow solar wind from an equatorial coronal hole Slow solar wind from a polar coronal hole
Low-speed wind models Helmet-streamer Blob-loop reconnection Wang et al. (1999) Expanding active region Nakagawa & Uchida
Relation between speed and coronal hole area The speed of the solar wind scales with the coronal hole area. [Nolte et al., 1976] Intermediate and slow streams originated in smaller coronal holes at low latitudes and from open field regions just outside coronal hole boundaries. [Neugebauer et al., 1998]
Wang & Sheely model Magnetic field configuration smaller expansion high speed larger expansion low speed RADIAL DISTANCE after Wang and Sheeley, 1990
from flux expansion factor in situ observation after Wang and Sheeley, 1990
potential field neutral line A neutral line does not traverse through the minimum speed locus. after Crooker et al., 1997
potential field neutral line ? ? after Kojima et al., 1999
potential field neutral line ? ? after Kojima et al., 1999
Hinode Continuous Upflow of Plasmas (Ti/Poly Filter)
MHD simulation by Linker & Mikic ’99 V V N low density low speed from coronal hole
after Kojima et al., 1999 Coronal hole model Helmet streamer model
potential field neutral line A neutral line does not traverse through the minimum speed locus. after Crooker et al., 1997
V Np φB
V Np To 106K
V Np Na/Np
Solar Wind in CR 1897 (June 12 – July 10, 1995) Parameter Slow (HPS) Slow (seCH) Fast (leCH) VP [km/s] 343±12 323±9673±14 NP [cm-3] 11.7±3.3 10.2±0.6 3.2±0.5 TP [105 K] 0.39±0.14 0.55±0.112.20±0.39 TO [106 K] 1.85±0.24 1.99±0.191.42±0.13 Nα/ NP 0.009±0.003 0.031±0.0080.039±0.004
Solar Wind in CR 1897 (June 12 – July 10, 1995) Parameter Slow (HPS) Slow (seCH) Fast (leCH) VP [km/s] 343±12 323±9673±14 NP [cm-3] 11.7±3.3 10.2±0.6 3.2±0.5 TP [105 K] 0.39±0.14 0.55±0.112.20±0.39 TO [106 K] 1.85±0.24 1.99±0.191.42±0.13 Nα/ NP 0.009±0.003 0.031±0.0080.039±0.004
slow wind (SCH) coronal hole steady large
Origin of slow SW(seCH) Coronal hole origin but ⇒ extra momentum source in lower corona Large NV High To (in seCH) Enhanced Heating in lower corona seCH StrongB (in seCH)
dependence on polar coronal hole scale size 1999 1991 2000 Oct. 1999
Wang & Sheely model Magnetic field configuration smaller expansion high speed larger expansion low speed RADIAL DISTANCE Energy/mass flux B=4~6 G Less magnetic energy after Wang and Sheeley, 1990
Polar Low-speed Solar Wind at Solar Activity Maximum of Cycle 23 October 23, 1999 Ohmi et al. [2002]
Polar Low-speed Solar Wind at Solar Activity Maximum of Cycle 22 June 27, 1990 Ohmi et al. [2001]
12G 4~6G 18G slower fast slower slow
Wang & Sheely model Magnetic field configuration smaller expansion high speed larger expansion low speed RADIAL DISTANCE Energy/mass flux after Wang and Sheeley, 1990
Density excess in slow wind source 300~3000 The slowest SW has f = 100~1000.