Nonlinear force-free models for the solar corona I. Two active regions with very different structure

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 468, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 701-709

  Regnier S ^a   Priest, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Sun: corona; Sun: flares; Sun: magnetic fields

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

FORCE FREE MODEL; SUN: CORONA; SUN: FLARES; SUN: MAGNETIC FIELDS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 34250344241     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077318     Document Type: Article

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