Temperature inversion in a gravitationally bound plasma: Case of the solar corona
Temperature inversion in a gravitationally bound plasma: Case of the solar corona
The temperature of the solar atmosphere increases from thousands to millions of degrees moving from the lower layer (chromosphere) to the outermost one (corona), while the density drops accordingly. The mechanism behind this phenomenon, known as a temperature inversion, is still unknown. In this work, we model a coronal loop …