A New Look at Mode Conversion in a Stratified Isothermal Atmosphere |
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Authors: | A. M. D. McDougall A. W. Hood |
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Affiliation: | (1) School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, UK |
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Abstract: | Recent numerical investigations of wave propagation near coronal magnetic null points (McLaughlin and Hood: Astron. Astrophys. 459, 641, 2006) have indicated how a fast MHD wave partially converts into a slow MHD wave as the disturbance passes from a low-β plasma to a high-β plasma. This is a complex process and a clear understanding of the conversion mechanism requires the detailed investigation of a simpler model. An investigation of mode conversion in a stratified, isothermal atmosphere with a uniform, vertical magnetic field is carried out, both numerically and analytically. In contrast to previous investigations of upward-propagating waves (Zhugzhda and Dzhalilov: Astron. Astrophys. 112, 16, 1982a; Cally: Astrophys. J. 548, 473, 2001), this paper studies the downward propagation of waves from a low-β to high-β environment. A simple expression for the amplitude of the transmitted wave is compared with the numerical solution. |
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Keywords: | Sun: MHD oscillations Sun: mode conversion |
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