Bibcode
Khomenko, E.; Cally, P. S.
Referencia bibliográfica
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Volume 271, Issue 1, pp. 012042 (2011).
Fecha de publicación:
1
2011
Número de citas
24
Número de citas referidas
20
Descripción
We study the coupling of magneto-acoustic waves to Alvén waves
using 2.5D numerical simulations. In our experiment, a fast
magnetoacoustic wave of a given frequency and wavenumber is generated
below the surface. The magnetic field in the domain is assumed
homogeneous and inclined. The efficiency of the conversion to
Alfvén waves near the layer of equal acoustic and Alfven speeds
is measured calculating their energy flux. The particular amplitude and
phase relations between the oscillations of magnetic field and velocity
help us to demonstrate that the waves produced after the transformation
and reaching upper atmosphere are indeed Alfvén waves. We find
that the conversion from fast magneto-acoustic waves to Alfvén
waves is particularly important for the inclination θ and azimuth
phi angles of the magnetic field between 55 and 65 degrees, with the
maximum shifted to larger inclinations for lower frequency waves. The
maximum Alfvén flux transmitted to the upper atmosphere is about
2-3 times lower than the corresponding acoustic flux.
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