Miniature loops in the solar corona

Author: Barczynski K.   Peter H.   Savage S. L.  

Publisher: Edp Sciences

E-ISSN: 1432-0746|599|issue|A137-A137

ISSN: 0004-6361

Source: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.599, Iss.issue, 2017-03, pp. : A137-A137

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Abstract

Context. Magnetic loops filled with hot plasma are the main building blocks of the solar corona. Usually they have lengths of the order of the barometric scale height in the corona that is 50 Mm.