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Title:
The redshifted footpoints of coronal loops
Authors:
Dammasch, I. E.; Curdt, W.; Dwivedi, B. N.; Parenti, S.
Affiliation:
AA(Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium ), AB(Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany), AC(Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany; Department of Applied Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India), AD(Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium)
Publication:
Annales Geophysicae, Volume 26, Issue 10, 2008, pp.2955-2959 (COPERNIUS Homepage)
Publication Date:
10/2008
Origin:
COPERNICUS
DOI:
10.5194/angeo-26-2955-2008
Bibliographic Code:
2008AnGeo..26.2955D

Abstract

The physics of coronal loops holds the key to understanding coronal heating and the flow of mass and energy in the region. However, the energy source, structure maintenance and mass balance in coronal loops are not yet fully understood. Observations of blue- and redshifted emissions have repeatedly been used in the construction of loop models. But observations and interpretations of line shifts have been widely debated. Here we present detailed SUMER observations, which clearly show a steady downflow in both footpoints of coronal loops observed at transition region (TR) and lower corona temperatures. We also show and quantify a correlation existing between this Doppler shift and the spectral radiance. Our results indicate a strong correlation which holds from the chromosphere to the lower corona. We suggest that the downflow in the footpoints may be a common phenomenon on all scales, which could explain, why on a statistical basis bright pixels tend to be more redshifted. We conclude by presenting interpretation of such results and their implications in the light of a viable coronal loop model. The observation of steady downflow in redshifted footpoints seems to be in conflict with impulsive heating.
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