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Applying fragmentation models to the solar atmosphere

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2005

J. Ireland ,
C. A. Young ,
K. March  and
J.-P. Adam
J. Ireland
Affiliation:
L3Com/GSI, NASA's GSFC, Mail Code 682.3, Greenbelt MD 20771, USA
C. A. Young
Affiliation:
L3Com/GSI, NASA's GSFC, Mail Code 682.3, Greenbelt MD 20771, USA
K. March
Affiliation:
Universite de Paris-Sud, 15, rue Georges Clemenceau, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
J.-P. Adam
Affiliation:
Universite de Paris-Sud, 15, rue Georges Clemenceau, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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Abstract

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Recent observational work has shown that the emission in different layers of the solar atmosphere can de described statistically. For example, Pauluhn et al. (2000) show that the frequency distribution of quiet Sun emission in EUV lines is well fit by a lognormal distribution. In addition, Parnell (2002) has shown that the frequency distribution of discrete magnetic elements in the quiet Sun is well fit by a Weibull distribution. These distributions arise naturally from fragmentation studies of materials such as polymers and sediments. It is suggested that fragmentation and its related phenomena may be of use in describing the physics of how the above distributions appear on the Sun.To search for other articles by the author(s) go to: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2004 , Issue IAUS223 , June 2004 , pp. 387 - 388
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© 2004 International Astronomical Union