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Coronal Helicity Condensation: Modeling Key Features of Solar Wind Evolution for Ulysses Mission

Explore the origin of coronal and heliospheric structures through the condensation of magnetic helicity onto boundaries like PIL and CH. The model presents a comprehensive view of helicity evolution, emphasizing the role of supergranular flows, reconnection processes, and magnetic field dynamics. Simulations demonstrate the conservation of helicity and its impact on the formation of filament channels and coronal loops. Discover how magnetic helicity condensation dictates the structure and dynamics of the solar wind. Conclusions shed light on the variability of the slow solar wind, supporting the S-web model.

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Coronal Helicity Condensation: Modeling Key Features of Solar Wind Evolution for Ulysses Mission

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  1. Helicity Condensation: The Origin of Coronal/Heliospheric Structure S. K. Antiochos, C. R. DeVore, et al NASA/GSFC Key features of the corona and wind • Laminar loops • Sheared filament channels • Non-steady slow wind TRACE: Title et al VAULT: Vourlidas et al Ulysses: McComas et al

  2. Origins of Coronal/Wind Structure • Magnetic flux sources at photosphere • Driving by photospheric flows, rotation, convection, etc. • Reconnection-dominated evolution in corona • All three observed (Canfield, Pevtsov, Duvall, Rust, Martin…) and expected (Taylor, Berger, …) to produce net helicity in each hemisphere • Helicity is topological measure of field line linkages • Lau and Finn (1990) formulation • NOT a material quantity, such as mass, energy, momentum, etc., but it is preserved under magnetic reconnection • Helicity conservation determines coronal/wind structure/dynamics

  3. Model for Coronal Helicity Evolution (Antiochos 2013) • Assume helicity injection dominated by supergranular twists • Sense determined by hemispheric rule • Closed loops with same sense of twist merge by reconnection • Opposite sense “bounce” (Linton & Antiochos) • Helicity (shear) condenses onto PIL and CH boundary

  4. Implications of Model • Rate of shear buildup at PIL given by: vL = vp (d /L1), where L1 = √ (L2 – H2) • Helicity spectrum: θλ ~ λ-2, except at largest scale L where shear builds up • Physical origin of shear buildup at CH boundary: HT = ΦS ΦL1 + ΦS ΦCH But coronal hole cannot contribute to helicity; therefore, need canceling helicity: HCH = - ΦS ΦCH

  5. Simulations of Helicity-Condensation • Start with usual uniform field between two photospheric plates, a la Parker • Apply slow twists at plates to simulate supergranular flows • Specify various cases for number and extent of flows • “PIL” and “CH” given by boundaries of flow region • Use ARMS MHD code to calculate evolution • Helicity conserved to good accuracy

  6. Simulations of Helicity-Condensation Interaction of two twisted coronal loops: For same twist see reconnection and merger, opposite twist only kink (from Zhao, DeVore and Antiochos, 2013)

  7. Interaction of 84 twisted coronal loops ~ supergranular pattern • External bdy ~ PIL, internal bdy ~ coronal hole • Twist condenses at both bdys(Knizhnik, DeVore & Antiochos)

  8. Filament Channel Formation (Mackay, DeVore, & Antiochos 2013) • Magneto-frictional model for global field evolution • Includes diff. rotation, meridional flow, surface diffusion(Van Ballegooijen & Mackay) • Yields wrong chirality for E-W PIL • Added supergranular helicity injection and condensation to model • Yields correct hemispheric rule for sufficiently large injection & condensation • Also yields sheared filament channel rather than highly twisted flux rope

  9. Conclusions • Magnetic helicity (twist injected by photospheric motions) condenses onto boundaries of flux systems (PIL and CH) due to reconnection • Keeps interior (coronal loops) “laminar” • Produces magnetic shear at PIL, with little internal twist • Also produces shear at CH bdy • But quickly ejected by field opening and closing • Explains the variability of slow wind – S-web model (Antiochos et al 2011)

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