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Observational Plasma Astrophysics: Five Years of Yohkoh and Beyond

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Editors:
  1. Tetsuya Watanabe

    1. National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan

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  2. Takeo Kosugi

    1. National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan

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  3. Alphonse C. Sterling

    1. Computational Physics Inc., Fairfax, USA

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Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 229)

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Table of contents (69 chapters)

  1. Origin of Cosmic Plasma Dynamics

    1. Non-Thermal Velocities Observed by Yohkoh

      • L. K. Harra-Murnion, J. I. Khan, S. A. Matthews, D. Alexander
      Pages 113-114

    2. Magnetohydrodynamics of Accretion Disks

      • R. Matsumoto, T. Matsuzaki, T. Tajima, K. Shibata
      Pages 115-120

    3. Magnetic Loops in the Hot Universe

      • S. Tsuneta, K. Makishima
      Pages 121-130

  2. Magnetic Reconnection as an Engine of Cosmic Explosions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Computer Simulations of Twisted Flux Tubes and Magnetic Reconnection

      • T. Hayashi, M. Ozaki, H. Kitabata, T. Sato
      Pages 133-136

    3. Magnetic Reconnection and Flares in Star Forming Regions: Flares in Protostars

      • Mitsuru Hayashi, Kazunari Shibata, Ryoji Matsumoto
      Pages 137-142

    4. Magnetically Driven Jets from Accretion Disks: Nonsteady 2.5D-MHD Simulation

      • T. Kudoh, R. Matsumoto, K. Shibata
      Pages 143-148

    5. Numerical Simulation of Relativistic Jet Formation in Black Hole Magnetosphere

      • Shinji Koide, Kazunari Shibata, Takahiro Kudoh
      Pages 149-154

    6. Pair Plasma Production in a Black Hole Magnetosphere

      • Kouichi Hirotani, Isao Okamoto
      Pages 155-160

    7. MHD Simulations of Magnetic Reconnection in the Solar Corona and Flares

      • T. Yokoyama
      Pages 161-170

    8. Several Problems with Classical “Reclosing of Opened-up Simple Arcade” Models for Arcade Flares and Arcade Formation Events

      • Y. Uchida, K. Fujisaki, S. Morita, M. Torii, S. Hirose
      Pages 171-172

    9. Plasmoid Formation in Eruptive Flares

      • T. Magara, K. Shibata, T. Yokoyama
      Pages 173-174

    10. Plasma Motion in Solar Flares Observed by the Nobeyama Radioheliograph

      • K. Shibasaki
      Pages 175-178

    11. Current Sheet Formation and Reconnection on Separator Field Lines

      • D. W. Longcope
      Pages 179-184

    12. Bifurcation-Transition Dynamics in Solar Coronal Plasma

      • K. Kusano
      Pages 185-186

    13. A Unified Model of Solar Flares

      • Kazunari Shibata
      Pages 187-196

    14. Activity Caused by Interacting Loops and Evolution of Magnetic Field

      • Yoichiro Hanaoka
      Pages 197-206

    15. Loop-Loop Interaction in Impulsive Solar Flares Inferred from Microwave and X-Ray Images

      • M. Nishio, K. Yaji, T. Kosugi, H. Nakajima, T. Sakurai
      Pages 207-208

    16. Horseshoe-Shaped Hα Flares on 13 Oct. 1995 and an Emerging Flux Model of Flares

      • Y. Suematsu, Y. Nishino, Y. Yan, J. Sato
      Pages 209-214

    17. 〈Joint Observation of Yohkoh and SoHO〉

      1. Soho — Yohkoh Science Collaboration
        • Petrus C. Martens
        Pages 217-226
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About this book

Since its launch in 1991, the Yohkoh satellite has been returning unprecedented observations of solar flares and the dynamic solar corona. This book is a collection of papers presented at a meeting held in: Yoyogi, Tokyo, on the occasion of Yohkoh's fifth anniversary of operation. The papers constitute a summary of observations and results over the five years, including contributions based on data from Yohkoh's hard and soft X-ray telescopes and its spectrometer experiments. The five years of data, covering approximately one-half of a solar cycle, reveal a fresh perspective on solar science, with a new picture of solar flares and the active Sun emerging. Also, for the first time there are extensive results from Yohkoh observations of the Sun during the solar minimum period.
This wide-ranging volume will be of interest to workers in solar physics and X-ray astronomy. It also contains material appropriate for supplemental reading for graduate students in solar physics.

Reviews

`In summary, this is an interesting book which can stimulate new ideas - something to keep at hand on your bookshelf.'
Solar Physics, 184 (1999)

Editors and Affiliations

  • National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan

    Tetsuya Watanabe, Takeo Kosugi

  • Computational Physics Inc., Fairfax, USA

    Alphonse C. Sterling

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Observational Plasma Astrophysics: Five Years of Yohkoh and Beyond

  • Editors: Tetsuya Watanabe, Takeo Kosugi, Alphonse C. Sterling

  • Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5220-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4985-3Published: 31 March 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-6198-8Published: 17 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-5220-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0067-0057

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 398

  • Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons

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